Breast Ultrasound

Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves to produce images of organs, vessels and tissues in the body.

During a Breast Ultrasound:

1. A transducer, which is a small microphone-like device, will be placed over your breast. This will be painless, however, you may feel mild pressure from the transducer.
2. Sound waves will bounce off the different tissues in your breast creating “echoes”. The echoes are reflected back to the transducer, which converts them to electronic signals.
3. A computer then processes the signals into images and displays them on a television monitor.
4. The moving images may be viewed immediately or photographed for further study.