The Work of an Ultrasonographer is Unique
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Being an ultrasonographer is a very important job and and puts you in an interesting place in medical world. There are several reasons why ultrasound is different than other imaging professions.
An ultrasonographer is one of the few types of imagers who do not use ionizing radiation. This fact allows an ultrasonographer to look at vulnerable areas of the body such as the brain, as well as to look at fetuses. Also, ultrasound images can be taken repeatedly without risk of overexposure.
Ultrasound images are seen in real time and are seen in motion. This means an ultrasonographer can look at blood blow throughout the body, cardiac motion, and fetal motion.
The ultrasonographer is by the patient’s side the whole time an ultrasound exam is being conducted. This gives ultrasonographers a lot of one on one patient time and as a result, allows them to build a relationship with the patient. This is different than many other areas of imaging, where the patient is set up for the image by a technician, but the technician must then leave the room before the image is taken. This means that an ultrasonographer is actually there while taking the images and able to address any concers that a patient may have at any time during the procedure. For this reason it is more important that an ultrasonographer be good at interacting with patients than many other types of technicians.
Since ultrasounds are safe to take of any area of the body, there are a wide variety of areas in which an ultrasonographer can choose to work, a few being ob/gyn, cardiology, urology and vascular surgery. Because of this variety ultrasonographers have a very large possible scope of work to choose from.
Learn more about hiring an ultrasonographer.
Source:
- Merton, Daniel (2008, October 2) Let’s Celebrate the Uniqueness of Medical Sonograhy. Advance for Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals, 10, 16.
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