{"id":1725,"date":"2017-06-15T11:36:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T11:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.superspecialityclinic.com\/radiology\/?page_id=1725"},"modified":"2017-07-11T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T13:34:10","slug":"geriatric-ultrasound-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.superspecialityclinic.com\/radiology\/geriatric-ultrasound-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Geriatric Ultrasound Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Ultrasound plays an important role in assessing various diseases in elderly patients because:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<ul class=\"list-one  krth-list-69ea3f9b74fb1\"><li>No risk of ionizing radiation.<\/li><li>Readily available<\/li><li>No need to inject IV contrast injection (which is needed in CT scan), hence USG is safe in patients with renal impairment \/ damaged kidneys.<\/li><li>Important to screen for conditions associated with old age such as prostate enlargement, urinary problems, uterine pathologies, problems a\/w obesity, age related chronic illnesses, such as hypertension, diabetes etc.<\/li><li>No need for sedation<\/li><li>Guiding diagnostic procedures such as FNACs or Biopsies of suspected masses.<\/li><li>Colour Doppler study allows non-invasive assessment of blood vessels which supply brain, upper and lower limbs and kidneys to detect thickening of vessels caused by atherosclerosis, clot in blood vessels, narrowing etc.\n<ol>\n \t<li>So no risk of allergic reactions associated with IV contrast administration,<\/li>\n \t<li>no ionizing radiation and<\/li>\n \t<li>safe in patients with renal damage.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/li><li>In contrast to MRI Angiography, Colour Doppler is cheap, easily done, quick, high resolution, real-time assessment, allows plaque characterization and grading of stenosis.<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;We offer various ultrasound and colour Doppler examinations to address clinical problems in elderly patients:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<ul class=\"list-one  krth-list-69ea3f9b74fe0\"><li>Routine USG Abdomen<\/li><li>USG Pelvis \u2013 study of urinary bladder, prostate in males and uterus & ovaries in females.<\/li><li>USG KUB \u2013 study of kidneys, ureters and bladder<\/li><li>TRUS (Transrectal sonography) \u2013 allows detailed study of prostate and helps in guiding biopsies in suspected patients with prostate cancer<\/li><li>TVS (Transvaginal sonography) \u2013 allows detailed study of female reproductive organs, uterus and ovaries.<\/li><li>USG Chest<\/li><li>Colour Doppler examination-\n<ol>\n \t<li>Neck arteries which supply brain (routine screening in diabetic, hypertensive patients, in patients with<\/li>\n \t<li>paralysis, transient loss of vision, syncope, etc.)<\/li>\n \t<li>Upper limb blood vessels (pain, swelling, numbness etc.)<\/li>\n \t<li>Lower limb arteries (pain on walking, cramps in legs, routine screening)<\/li>\n \t<li>Lower limb veins (leg swelling, pain)<\/li>\n \t<li>Kidney \/ renal arteries (uncontrolled hypertension)<\/li>\n \t<li>Soft tissue masses \/ swellings etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/li><li>Musculoskeletal ultrasound examination (joint\/ muscle\/ soft tissue problems)\n<ol>\n \t<li>Joint pain (shoulder\/knee\/ankle\/wrist\/foot)<\/li>\n \t<li>Joint swelling<\/li>\n \t<li>Muscle, soft tissue pain \/ swelling etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Ultrasound plays an important role in assessing various diseases in elderly patients because:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;We offer various ultrasound and colour Doppler examinations to address clinical problems in elderly patients:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1725","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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