Surface ultrasound provides images of specific, delineated areas. This type of examination may be required to assess a non-vascular condition discovered by palpation.
Your health care professional may prescribe a surface ultrasound to evaluate:
A doctor's prescription is required for this examination.
If you have an ultrasound prescription that is not mentioned, please contact us
For the examination, we will ask you to:
To help you plan, please note that the total length of your visit may vary between 45 and 60 minutes.
Ultrasound is an ultrasound imaging procedure. Ultrasound allows the creation of cross-sectional images in all planes. In particular, it is possible to record organs such as the heart and the foetus of pregnant women.
An ultrasound is performed by a radiologist or technician and lasts between 15 and 30 minutes.
See the detailed section on ultrasound for more information on the content of this examination.
Ultrasound is usually performed for the following purposes:
- Distinguish between liquid cysts and solid tumors.
- To check the location, structure, and size of specific organs.
- Recognize the stages of cancer development.
For more information on this test, please visit our detailed ultrasound page.