Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound

Medical ultrasound is a diagnostic imaging technique based on echolocation. The pulses of ultrasound are sent into tissues. The sound echoes off the tissues. The echoes are recorded and displayed as a sectional image. The image shows an actual size and condition of an organ.

We carry out ultrasound examination of:

Medical ultrasound is commonly used to detect calculi, abnormal developments, cysts and tumors. However, ultrasound examinations are not effective in detecting inflammatory diseases, unless such diseases cause visible structural changes.

Indications for ultrasound examinations:

How to prepare for an ultrasound examination?

Avoid eating gas-producing foods (milk, vegetables, fruits, brown bread and sweets) and laxative pills for 2-3 days before the ultrasound examination of the liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen or kidneys

Take 1 g of carbolene (activated charcoal) 3 times a day or ½ of glass of a dill seed tea after meals (place 1 tablespoon of dill seeds to a cup, add 200 ml of boiling water and brew) for 2-3 days before the ultrasound examination.

Take 1-2 pills of enzyme preparations (festal, panzynorm, etc.) 3 times a day, if you have flatulence.

Avoid eating and drinking for 10-12 hours before the ultrasound examination.

Drink extra 1.5-2 liters of liquid 2-3 hours before the ultrasound examination of the prostate, uterus and uterine appendages and avoid urination.

You do not need to prepare for the ultrasound examination of the thyroid, submandibular and parotid salivary glands.

Relative contraindications to ultrasound examinations: