Calculations or software are organ-specific to individual echo procedures. Heart and blood vessels, including abdominal aorta and its major branches, Liver, Spleen, Gallbladder, Pancreas, Bladder, Kidneys, Uterus, Ovaries, [[unborn children]] in pregnant patients, Thyroid & Parathyroid as well as male reproductive glands.
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Calculations or software are organ-specific to individual echo procedures.
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*Cardiac
*Cardiac
*Cardiovascular
*Cardiovascular
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== Applications ==
== Applications ==
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Ultrasound has a variety of applications, including
Ultrasound has a variety of applications, including
* Non-destructive testing (NDT) and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of materials.
* Non-destructive testing (NDT) and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of materials.
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* Cleaning.
* Cleaning.
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One of the most notable applications is in sonograms, which have particular effectiveness in the [[pro-life]] movement; after seeing their unborn child(ren) insider of her, about 80% of women considering having an [[abortion]] change their mind and carry the child(ren) to term.
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One of the most notable applications is in sonograms, which have particular effectiveness in the [[pro-life]] movement; after seeing their unborn child(ren) insider of her, about 80% of women considering having an [[abortion]] change their mind and carry the child(ren) to term (not surprisingly sonograms are rarely if ever found inside [[Planned Parenthood]] clinics.