Common ultrasound biometric measurements, including biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference, femur length and humerus length, were used to estimate fetal birth weight based on ...

Dive deeper into the different disciplines of sonography–including abdominal, obstetrical, gynecological, small parts examination, and much more–as you further your understanding of ultrasound ...

An abdominal ultrasound is an imaging test using sound waves that can used to view internal organs, including the gallbladder. A healthcare provider may order one if symptoms, such as abdominal pain, ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Ultrasound technicians, commonly called sonographers or diagnostic medical sonographers, help doctors and other professionals ...

Women's Health. 2010;6(6):861-869. Shoulder dystocia is an uncommon and usually unpredictable event. Maternal diabetes, macrosomia, obesity and prior shoulder dystocia represent the largest ...

Background Pathological tendons are known to increase their AP diameter. Ultrasound is an important complementary technique to MRI for assessment of musculoskeletal disorders. Although systematic ...

A bladder ultrasound is a noninvasive imaging technique used to check for abnormalities in the urinary bladder. It involves the use of a handheld device called a transducer that bounces high-frequency ...

The presence of mild ventriculomegaly should prompt a detailed ultrasound evaluation to define more precisely any structural anomalies and is sufficient reason to consider genetic testing.

To work out the area of a circle: Find the value of the radius. If the diameter is given, this must be halved. Substitute the value of the radius into the formula for the area of a circle.