Medical Ultrasound Scanner By Daniel W. Rickey 2006 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Ultrasound Gel is a thick gel that is required to carry-out ultrasound scans on human body. It is a water-based gel that helps produce images of the inner organs. It is generally applied on the belly while sonographers perform ultrasound scan on pregnant women’s belly. It actually works as a medium in the transmission of sound-waves.
Ultrasound scans require movement of the transducer on the patient’s skin. For ensuring a fine image, sonographer, conducting the test, requires a frictionless surface. Ultrasound Gel comes very handy as it acts as a perfect and suitable lubricant that allows easy movement of the transducer across the skin.
Ultrasound Gel mostly contains Polyacrylamide, Glycol and Glycerin. Ultrasound Gel brings a certain level of comfort to patients and is very easy to use. It also relaxes the patient’s body. It is widely used these days and getting popular across the world as it is safe and non-toxic for both the sonographer and patient.
Doctors and medical professionals prefer using Ultrasound Gel because it is clear, thick and it stick to the skin quite easily. Apart from being applied on belly of pregnant mothers, Ultrasound Gel is commonly used on diagnosis of tumors, on metastasis of cancer cells and to see images of hollow organs inside the body.
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