Medical technology has come a long way, and one of the most valuable tools doctors use today is the ultrasound, also known as a sonogram. Ultrasounds are safe, non-invasive tests that help doctors visualize internal structures without surgery. This simple technology provides essential information that helps diagnose and treat many health conditions. Let’s learn how...
Category: Ultrasound / Sonogram
What You Need to Know About Sonograms and the Difference With Ultrasounds
People often make a common mistake, which is to believe that both a sonogram and an ultrasound mean the same thing. These terms used interchangeably, are actually quite distinct. Let’s have a quick survey of the most obvious differences between both: An ultrasound is a technological means manipulated to take pictures A sonogram is the...
Professional Ultrasounds Ensure the Health and Safety of Your Baby
So is it a sonogram or an ultrasound? Often used interchangeably, one is the process, and the other is the product. An ultrasound is the procedure that uses sound waves to create images of the baby and uterus during pregnancy. The sonogram is the actual image that is created by the ultrasound. Many of us...
What You Need to Know About Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention
A cleft lip or palate are openings that remain in the upper lip or roof of the mouth while a baby is developing inside the mother. Some are isolated birth defects whereas some can be associated with genetics, syndromes or environmental factors. What Are Cleft Lips and Palates? Cleft lip — a cleft lip is...
Ultrasound or Sonogram? What is the Difference?
We often hear the terms sonogram and ultrasound used interchangeably. But are they the same thing? What is the Difference Between the Two? There is a slight difference in the terms but, simply, one is the process and the other is the product. An ultrasound is a procedure that uses sound waves to create images...