Ultrasound scanning
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| Ultrasound scanning | |
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| Term | Ultrasound scanning |
| Short definition | an imaging procedure used to examine internal organs in which high-frequency sound waves are passed into the body, reflected back, and used to build an image; also sometimes called sonography |
| Type | Medical term |
| Specialty | General |
| Language | English |
| Source | AMA |
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Ultrasound scanning (definition) an imaging procedure used to examine internal organs in which high-frequency sound waves are passed into the body, reflected back, and used to build an image; also sometimes called sonography
==Ultrasound scanning (overview)==