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HEALTH CARE Guide 2021 - 2022
Professional, affordable, ultrasound ser vice es
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laine Hampton - Director and Sonographer - Nurse, Midwife, and Sonographer, I.A.N.Z technical expert, has been scanning since 1984 and has experience in all areas of Sonography.
Pregnancy Ultrasounds Dating scan – this is to give you a due date, (Estimated date of delivery for your pregnancy) and to confirm your due date, when you are unsure Nuchal Translucency scan ( First Trimester Combined Screening) This scan must be performed between 11 and 14 weeks. This is risk assessment is made by combining the nuchal translucency
measurement with your age, and other factors like the blood test. Your midwife will explain the test and will give you the result. Morphology Scan Is performed at 19-20 weeks, and is performed to assess the growth of the baby and it’s development. This is the time we will be able to tell whether your baby is a Boy or Girl. Growth scan to check that your baby is growing appropriately, on a normal growth curve.
Upper Abdominal Ultrasound An abdominal ultrasound assesses the liver, aorta, pancreas, gallbladder, spleen and kidneys. It is often the first examination performed
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when someone is having abdominal problems.
can be assessed our high frequency ultrasound probes.
Renal Ultrasound
Vascular Ultrasound
A renal ultrasound assesses your bladder and kidneys. A full bladder allows us to see the bladder wall well and hydrates the kidneys, and the how well your bladder empties.
Our state of the art machines assess blood flow in the arteries and veins, using Doppler ultrasound.
Pelvic Ultrasound The pelvic ultrasound assesses the uterus and ovaries. Unless clinically inappropriate an internal (transvaginal scan) is considered best practice as part of the pelvic assessment.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound The fine detail of muscles and tendons and ligaments
This is good for arterial blockages and venous clots and varicose veins.
Small Parts Ultrasound Ultrasound is very good at assessing the soft tissues of the breast, glands and testes.
Steroid Injections Ultrasound can be used to “guide” needles into parts of the body, such as tendons sheaths and bursae making a quick and accurate treatment.
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