For your abdominal ultrasound, we must ask that you have nothing to eat or drink eight hours prior to the exam. It is very important to be properly prepped for an abdominal ultrasound. If you are on ...

Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves generated electronically using special crystals in a probe. The sound travels through your body, and bounces off different tissues and back to a receiver on ...

Ultrasound is a radiation-free technique for imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to generate images and videos of organs and parts from inside the body without making an incision. Most ...

If your doctor suspects a kidney disease or distention of the stomach, you might be advised to undergo an ultrasound of the upper abdomen. Unlike X-rays, where radiations are passed through the body ...

OBJECTIVE: Visceral fat, notably mesenteric fat, which is drained by the portal circulation, plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome through increased production of free fatty ...