At Ultrasound and Doppler Departments
- Upper abdominal ultrasound
- Pelvic ultrasound
- Obstetrical (Pregnancy) ultrasound and doppler
- 4 Dimensional obstetrical (Pregnancy) ultrasound
- Thyroid ultrasound
- Vaginal ultrasound
- Rectal ultrasound
- Scrotal ultrasound
- Pelvic ultrasound
- Cranial ultrasound
- Superficial tissue ultrasound
- Folliculometry
- Vaginal folliculometry
- Mammarian ultrasound
- Ultrasound guided breast and thyroid marking and fine needle aspiration biopsy
- Pregnancy doppler
- Carotis doppler
- Renal artery doppler
- Pheripheral venous doppler
- Pheripheral arterial doppler
are performed.
There are Siemens Acuson S 2000, Siemens Antares, Aloka SSD 5000 ultrasound and color doppler devices at our unit. These devices are supplied with the newest technological programmes. Some of these programmes are:
- Spatial Compound imaging: enables the contours and inner structure of the lesions to be better analyzed.
- Tissue Harmonic imaging: enables the deeper tissues to be analyzed in detail.
- Vascular clarify: enables the vascular structures to be better analyzed.
- Elastography: relying on the streching property of tissue structure of nodular lesions especially in breast and thyroid tissue, it is one of the newest technologies to make the difference of waht’s benign and what’s malignant.
- Fatt tissue imaging (FTI): It is a common situation not to see tumour tissues inbetween tissues which are rich in fat like breast tissue. FTI enables the clearer evaluation of fat tissue and helps the diagnosis of tumour.
Our guests can watch the procedure at the monitor while they are being examined and can get related information,if they wish to.
Upper abdominal and pelvic ultrasound provides the liver, bile duct, kidneys, spleen, great vessels in the abdomen, bladder, womb and ovaries in women, prostate and seminal vesicles in men to be examined.
By Obstetrical ultrasound, embryos in early pregnancies are examined and cervical canal is also primarily examined to check if there is an abortus threat. In late pregnancies, age of the fetus determined from the last menstrual period of the mother is compared with the measurement results obtained by examining the organs of the fetus , in order to get information about the development of the baby. During this examination, the plasenta and the amnion liquid are also checked. Additionally, in prenatal detecting of congenital anomalies, obstetrical ultrsound has an important role. With a carefully performed ultrasound;
- The absence of a normal anatomic structure
- The degeneration of a normal anatomic structure in shape, contour and localization
- Presence of an abnormal structure
- Abnormal fetal biometry
- Abnormal fetal movements can be detected.
4 Dimensional obstetrical ultrasound is used to examine the soft tissues of the baby moving and in 3 dimensions, which is ideally performed for the pregnancies older than 28 weeks. Together with the 2 dimensional images of the baby, a more apparent image of it in 3 dimensions are given to the parents, all enclosed in a CD.
Thyroid ultrasound gives information about the dimensions and echo of the thyroid lobes. In the presence of a pathology, the localization, structure and dimensions of it can also be examined. Should the occasion arise, the vascularity of the nodule can be evaluated using doppler.
Using Rectal ultrasound prostate controls are endosonographically performed. The rectal endosonography, which is considered as a troublesome procdure, is performed very fast using the rectal probe and 3 dimensional measurements are made.
Vaginal ultrasound is performed in a hygenic environment considereng our patients’ sensitiveness about the procedure. This examination method sets the patients free from the trouble to drink water and to urge for urine. It also provides the evaluation of the womb and ovaries in the best way.
Using Superficial Ultrasound, parotis gland, carotid artery, neck region, submandibular gland, axillar region and breasts are examined.
Breast paranchyma is examined using Breast Ultrasound. If there is any pathology within the breast paranchyma, the localization, structure and dimensions of it can be determined.
Pelvic ultrasound: congenital pelvic luxation is seen in 1-2/1000 but a simpler form of it, called pelvic dysplasia, is seen in 1/100. If both of these situations can be diagnosed in the first 3 months of life, a simple preventive therapy is possible. X-Ray is insufficient for the diagnosis in that period, because the pelvic bones are not mature enough for the X-Ray examination. With the help of ultrasound, the status of the pelvic joint and the cartilage structure can be clearly evaluated. That’s why pelvic ultrasound is accepted as a screening test all over the world and is suggested to be performed for every newborn baby between 3-6 months of its life.
Cranial Ultrasound: Because the fontanels, which are the joining places of the bones, are not closed in newborns; the intracranial structures can be evaluated through these regions. The status and of the ventricles, the presence of an intracranial bleeding or a tumour are examined.
DOPPLER
Various systems are examined and evaluated using color doppler ultrasound method at our center.
Arterial and venous system doppler; arterial and venous system of arms and legs are examined considering clots within the vessels, partial or total obstruction areas, venous system insufficiency, varicose veins.
Renal arterial doppler; one of the causes of hypertension is narrowing of renal arterial lumens and obstruction within them. Renal arteries can be evaluated for such conditons using doppler.
Pregnancy Doppler; placental insufficiency and intrauterin growth retardation are evaluated.
Carotid artery and vertebral arteries; carotid artery and vertebral arteries are examined to see if there is a narrowing of their lumens or if there is any obstruction within them.
Portal Venous Doppler is performed to check if there are any clots within the portal venous system.
Lump lesion doppler can give information, if there are any malignant lumps within breasts, intraabdominal organs or ovaries.
Ultrasound guided marking and fine needle aspiration; from nonpalpable nodules and malignancy suspected mass lesions in thyroid or breast tissues, cytological samples are collected using fine needle with the guidance of ultrasound. Especially in breast tissue, where the fine needle can be insufficient, again under the guidance of ultrasound, a fine and hooked wire is placed in the lesion and the patient is then sent to the surgeon (these procedures are performed by our experienced radiologist). The surgeon cuts off the lesion together with the adjacent tissue.