Diagnostic Ultrasound Hialeah: How Is The Procedure Done?

Diagnostic Ultrasound Hialeah uses sound waves with a frequency of 20,000 hertz to create a real time image of internal body structures for medical diagnostic purposes. The ultrasound machine is composed of transducer, piezoelectric elements, an imaging unit, and a display screen.

• The transducer is handheld probe which houses piezoelectric elements (or special crystals) capable of producing ultrasound waves when exposed to electric current.
• These elements convert electrical energy into a mechanical ultrasound wave
• The transducer then directs the waves into the body.
• Organs and tissue reflect the wave back to the transducer.
• The transducer converts the returning waves to electrical impulses and sends them to the imaging unit.
• The imaging unit computer converts the impulses into an image representing the physical structures.

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