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Ultrasound uses no ionizing radiation and it can image directly in any body plane. In practice, an ultrasonographer (either a technologist or a radiologist) places gel on the patient’s skin and moves a transducer across the surface of the patient’s body. The gel forms an acoustic seal between the transducer and the skin for better transmission of sound, which results in better images.
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Singh, H., Neutze, J.A. (2012). Ultrasound. In: Singh, H., Neutze, J. (eds) Radiology Fundamentals. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0944-1_4
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