Question

List two benefits and two applications of ultrasound

Answer 1

Sample Response: Two benefits of ultrasound imaging are that the patient is not exposed to ionizing radiation and the images are captured in real time. Ultrasound imaging is used to view the fetus during pregnancy and in echocardiograms to view the heart

Answer 2

Ultrasound benefits;

1. They are used in medicine for a noninvasive diagnostic scan of the body

2. They have no ionizing radiation hence harmless compared to others radiations such as X-rays

Applications of ultrasound;

1. Used in medicine e.g by obstetricians to monitor developing fetus in the womb

2. Used in therapy such as ultrasound assisted thrombolysis