The use of ultrasound waves for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons is known as ultrasonic imaging. Doctors can use
ultrasound scanners and probes to examine problems with organs, tissues, and veins without making an incision. Ultrasound, unlike other imaging procedures, does not employ radiation. Ultrasounds are the primary means of observing a baby throughout pregnancy due to this.
Sin embargo, los ecรณgrafos no permiten estudiar a fondo รณrganos que contienen mucho aire, como los pulmones o los intestinos, u รณrganos encapsulados en estructuras muy densas, como el cerebro. Esto se debe a las caracterรญsticas de las ondas utilizadas.