Category
Ultrasound
Synonyms/Aliases
ORBITAL ULTRASOUND
30 Mins
Results ready 30 minutes (after completion of the test)
Setup
All working days
Test in Brief
Used by Doctors to evaluate images of your eye and eye orbit for any disease(s) within them.
Exam Requirements
Patient lies still till the end of procedure/exam.
Instructions
Capture accurate patient information when reading request form to identify indications and contra-indications before the procedure/exam.
Method
Patient is placed on the ultrasound couch & ultrasound gel is applied on the region to be examined. A small transducer (probe) transmits high frequency sound waves through the gel into the body. Images are transmitted on the screen & those of good radiographic quality are printed by the sonographer & reported by the radiologist.