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| Diagnostic Medical Sonography, commonly called ultrasound, |
| is a diagnostic medical procedure that uses high frequency |
| sound waves to produce medical images of organs, tissues, or |
| blood flow inside the body. |
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| The profession of diagnostic medical sonography includes |
| general sonography, cardiac sonography, vascular technology, |
| and various subspecialties. The profession requires critical |
| thinking and good judgment to provide appropriate health |
| care services. Sonographer/vascular technologists are |
| highly skilled professionals qualified by education to |
| provide patient services using diagnostic techniques under |
| the supervision of a physician. Although most sonographers |
| work in hospital based medical imaging departments |
| performing abdominal, pelvic and vascular examinations or |
| cardiology departments performing cardiac and vascular |
| examinations, sonographer are also employed in dedicated |
| vascular departments or obstetric departments, where |
| specialized ultrasound examinations are performed and many |
| sonographer work outpatient clinics an mobile imaging |
| services. |