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… vagina or by putting a long, thin needle through the belly. Ultrasound is used to guide the catheter or needle to the … on your back on an examination table with your belly bare. Ultrasound will be used to help your doctor guide the needle … to the placenta. Gel will be rubbed on your belly. An ultrasound device (transducer) will be moved over your …
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… screening is a test done during pregnancy. It uses ultrasound to measure the thickness of the fluid buildup at … a nuchal translucency test is done by a specially trained ultrasound technologist. But it may be done by a radiologist … you need a full bladder for the test, tell your doctor or ultrasound technologist if your bladder is so full that …
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… at for cancer cells. For a transrectal prostate biopsy, an ultrasound probe is inserted into the rectum . Guided by ultrasound, a spring-loaded needle is used to take samples … the perineum, the area between the scrotum and anus. While ultrasound is often used to guide the sampling, other ways …
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… be cleaned with an antiseptic. Your doctor will use a fetal ultrasound to check the position of your fetus and the placenta . Ultrasound uses sound waves to make a picture of the uterus, … heart rate can also be watched during the test using ultrasound. With the ultrasound picture as a guide, your …
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… structures in the body than can be seen with an X-ray , ultrasound , or computed tomography (CT) scan . MRI also may … are damaged. MRI of the chest may also be used to look for breast cancer. Blood vessels. Using MRI to look at blood … are mild and can be treated using medicine. If you breastfeed and are concerned about whether the contrast …
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… in the body that cannot be seen as well with an X-ray , ultrasound , or CT scan . For an MRI test, you are placed … are mild and can be treated using medicine. If you breastfeed and are concerned about whether the contrast … Most experts believe that very little dye passes into breast milk and even less is passed on to the baby. But if …
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… the bile ducts. A HIDA scan is sometimes done if an earlier ultrasound test did not give enough information. How To Prepare If you are breastfeeding, you may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of …
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… cord blood sampling. FBS is usually used when a Doppler ultrasound and/or a series of amniocentesis tests have first … belly is numbed with an injection of local anesthetic . Ultrasound is used to guide a needle through your belly into … cord blood sampling. FBS is usually used when a Doppler ultrasound and/or a series of amniocentesis tests have first …
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… from the echocardiogram. Gel is put on your chest for the ultrasound. It may feel cool. The hand-held ultrasound device is pressed firmly against your chest, but … doing the test. Most people do not feel any discomfort from ultrasound tests. But if you have severe difficulty …
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… But the scan takes longer than the other methods. Ultrasound is a screening test that is sometimes offered at events such as health fairs. If results from an ultrasound test find low bone density, DXA is advised to confirm the results. Ultrasound uses sound waves to measure bone density, usually …
