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.