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What happens once we arrive in ultrasound?
You will be greeted by a team of experienced, understanding personnel and then escorted into one of our 5 (soon to be 6) scanning rooms.
You are encouraged to stay with your child the entire time. You will notice that the rooms are kept fairly dark so that we can see the screen well (something like a darkened movie theater). Most patients will not be asked to remove their clothing. The technologist will push the clothing aside just over the area being imaged. Pictures are made by gently touching the patient's skin with a transducer, which is shaped a bit like a microphone. It is coated with a warmed, jelly-like substance that lets it slide over the skin and helps improve the quality of the image. This is painless and children generally need only calm reassurance by families and staff. Depending on the examination, scanning takes between 10 and 30 minutes (usually 10-15 minutes).
Once the pictures are made, the sonographer reviews them with one of our pediatric radiologists. In some cases, the radiologist will then scan the child as well. Children and families should feel free to ask questions throughout the entire process.
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