What machine is used in Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy?
Is it the same one used to view babies in the womb?
Answers from doctors (8)
Yes, it is a duplex ultraound machine. There are different 'probes', i.e., handpieces, used depending upon what area and the depth of the tissue that is being examined.
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An ultrasound is used that has high frequency probes necessary to visualize the veins under the skin. It is similar to fetal ultrasounds but the programs are different.
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Essentially yes, is the same principle and even the same equipment. Requires special software and probe different than the one used in Obstetrics.
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The difference is in the probe, but the concept is the same.
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An ultrasound machine is used to visualize the vessels under the skin. Many different ultrasound machines are good at this job.
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It is an ultrasound machine similar to the ones used for obstetric ultrasounds. However the probe is different.
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We use FDA approved solutions and a GE Ultrasound machine. It uses a vascular probe vs. an OBGYN probe. Hope this helps.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Essentially yes, is the same principle and even the same equipment. Requires special software and probe different than the one used in Obstetrics.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
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