Ultrasound
Instead of radiation, ultrasound imaging uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images. It's a common, noninvasive test that helps your doctor to diagnose and treat any medical conditions you may have.
Conditions We Treat
- Hematuria (blood in urine)
- Infection
- Pain
- Swelling
Ultrasound Services and Treatments
- Abdominal ultrasound – Evaluates your kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen and abdominal aorta
- Breast ultrasound – Screens for breast abnormalities such as cancer
- General ultrasound – Examines the body's internal organs, while evaluating blood flow, narrowing of vessels and tumors
- Guided breast biopsy – Screens for suspicious solid masses or abnormal tissue changes in the breast
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound – Helps diagnose tendon tears, muscle abnormalities, soft tissue tumors and joint dislocations
- Obstetric ultrasound – Evaluates health of a living embryo/fetus, age of pregnancy and potential prenatal abnormalities
- Pediatric abdominal ultrasound – For use on children to evaluate appendix, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, bladder, testicles, ovaries and uterus
- Pelvic ultrasound – Examines uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes and bladder
- Prostate ultrasound – Screens for disorders, enlargement and abnormal growth of the prostate, as well as male infertility
- Scrotum ultrasound – Screens for abnormal masses and cysts in the scrotum, as well as diagnosing trauma, swelling and infertility
- Sonohysterography – Evaluates unexplained vaginal bleeding that may result from polyps, fibroids, lesions, masses or congenital defects
- Thyroid – Evaluates unexplained lumps in the neck, thyroid nodules and growth of nodules over time
Ultrasound is also used to:
- Guide procedures such as needle biopsies
- Take an image of the breasts and guide biopsies of potentially cancerous breast tissue
- Diagnose a variety of heart conditions including valvular heart disease
- Assess damage after a heart attack
To Schedule an Appointment for an Ultrasound
- Battle Creek: Central Scheduling (269) 245-8666
- Kalamazoo and Paw Paw area: Central Scheduling (269) 341-8700 or (888) 741-6415
- South Haven: Testing & Imaging (269) 639-2828, option 1
