Ultrasounds use sound waves to create images of the inside of the body. Ultrasounds, also called sonograms, are painless. They don’t use radiation.

Doctors use ultrasounds to:

• Help diagnose conditions
• Help guide procedures
• Check how a baby is growing

Doctors use vascular ultrasounds to check how blood is flowing.

We have expertise in:

• Several types of prenatal ultrasound, including ultrasound for high-risk pregnancy
• Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for more detailed images
• Ultrasounds for breast conditions
• Ultrasounds for patients who have had or are about to have an organ transplant
• Liver elastography, to check liver health
• Transcranial doppler, to check blood flow in the brain

Before your appointment

You’ll get instructions through MyChart. Please follow them, or we may have to reschedule your appointment.

At your appointment

You may be asked to remove items, including jewelry, that could disrupt the scan. If you need to remove clothing, we’ll give you a gown.

An ultrasound technician will place gel on a device called a transducer. The tech will place the transducer on your skin and move it around to get multiple images. The gel is harmless and washes off easily.

After your appointment

You’ll get results through MyChart.