Life Line Screening enables you to be checked for vascular disease through screenings that utilize state-of-the-art colorflow Doppler ultrasound technology. By using equipment that sets new standards for clinical performance, you can count on the accuracy and reliability of the displayed image data.
Ultrasound or sonography, in medicine, is a technique that uses sound waves to image structures in the body. In scanning with ultrasound, high-frequency sound waves are transmitted to the area of interest and the returning echoes are recorded.
First developed in World War II to locate submerged objects, the technique is now widely used in virtually every branch of medicine.
- In obstetrics, ultrasound is used to study the age, sex, and level of development of the fetus and to determine the presence of birth defects or other potential problems.
- Ultrasound is used in cardiology to detect heart damage and in ophthamology to detect retinal problems.
Therapeutic ultrasound is used to heat joints, relieve arthritic joint pain, and for such procedures as lithotripsy, in which shock waves break up kidney stones, eliminating the need for surgery.
Ultrasound is painless and non-invasive unlike other diagnostic methods that involve radiation, hazards such as bleeding, infection, and reactions to chemicals.
