Ultrasound Scan
An Ultrasound Scan (also known as a Sonogram) is a procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to create an image of part of the inside of the body, such as the heart.
Description
An Ultrasound Scan is a Clinical Investigation.
An Ultrasound Scan (also known as a Sonogram) is a procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to create an image of part of the inside of the body, such as the heart.
Ultrasound Scans can be used:
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to help doctors make a diagnosis or to assess the effects of a treatment
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to study blood flow and to detect any narrowing or blocking of blood vessels
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during a Maternity Episode to produce images of the baby in the womb.
For further information on Ultrasound Scans, see the NHS website at: Ultrasound scan.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sonogram |
| Plural | Ultrasound Scans |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | BASIS OF DIAGNOSIS (CANCER) | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | BASIS OF DIAGNOSIS FOR CANCER | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| NHS Business Definition | Breast Triple Diagnostic Assessment | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Data Element | CANCER IMAGING MODALITY | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | CANCER IMAGING MODALITY | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Data Element | CODED PROCEDURE TIMESTAMP (CRANIAL ULTRASOUND SCAN) | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | CYSTIC PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA OBSERVED DURING CRANIAL ULTRASOUND SCAN INDICATOR | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Data Element | CYSTIC PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA OBSERVED DURING CRANIAL ULTRASOUND SCAN INDICATOR | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | GESTATION LENGTH IN WEEKS | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | INTRAVENTRICULAR HAEMORRHAGE GRADE | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Data Element | INTRAVENTRICULAR HAEMORRHAGE GRADE (LEFT SIDE) | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Data Element | INTRAVENTRICULAR HAEMORRHAGE GRADE (RIGHT SIDE) | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | PORENCEPHALIC CYST VISIBLE DURING CRANIAL ULTRASOUND SCAN INDICATOR | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Data Element | POST HAEMORRHAGIC HYDROCEPHALUS OBSERVED DURING CRANIAL ULTRASOUND SCAN INDICATOR | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | POST HAEMORRHAGIC HYDROCEPHALUS OBSERVED DURING CRANIAL ULTRASOUND SCAN INDICATOR | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE YEAR AND MONTH (CRANIAL ULTRASOUND SCAN) | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| NHS Business Definition | Radiographer | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Data Element | SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| NHS Business Definition | Ultrasound Scan | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| NHS Business Definition | Ultrasound Scan In Pregnancy | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
| Attribute | VENTRICULAR DILATION DIAGNOSED DURING CRANIAL ULTRASOUND SCAN INDICATOR | references in description Ultrasound Scan |
