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Bookmark or Share- Knee pain - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicUltrasound. This technology uses sound waves to produce real-time images of the soft tissue structures within and around your knee. Your doctor may want to move your knee into different positions during the ultrasound to check for specific problems. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Suspicious breast lumps - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicFocused or directed ultrasound. This test uses sound waves to make images of the inside of your breasts. The sound waves come from a wand-like instrument called a transducer that is moved over your breasts. Your healthcare professional tells the radiologist about the area of concern on the breast. Magnetic resonance imagining (MRI).
- Kidney stones - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicUltrasound, a noninvasive test that is quick and easy to perform, is another imaging option to diagnose kidney stones. Analysis of passed stones. You may be asked to urinate through a strainer to catch stones that you pass. Lab analysis will reveal the makeup of your kidney stones.
- Echocardiogram - Mayo ClinicThe ultrasound wand goes through the catheter and moves near the heart. The wand gives off sound waves. It records the sound waves that bounce back from the heart. A computer changes the information into moving images. The images are seen on a monitor. A healthcare professional watches your oxygen level during the test. Stress echocardiogram
- Abdominal ultrasound - Mayo ClinicAn abdominal ultrasound is a medical imaging test that uses sound waves to see inside the belly area, also called the abdomen. It's the preferred screening test for abdominal aortic aneurysm. But the test may be used to diagnose or rule out many other health conditions.
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