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Ultrasound & Neuro-Doppler

What is an ultrasound?

Ultrasound, also known as sonography, sends inaudible high-frequency sound waves through body tissues using a hand-held device called a transducer. Based on underwater technology used in submarines, the transducer, which is moved over the skin of the area being examined, acts like a speaker producing high-frequency sound waves. Echoes bounce back from the internal structures within the body and are recorded as video or photographic images.

Ultrasound is used to create images of internal organs and soft tissue structures, such as the kidney, liver, gall bladder, and female reproductive organs. It is also used to assess a fetus during pregnancy. A special type of ultrasound, known as a Doppler, can detect blockages in the blood vessels.

Woman receiving ultrasound on shoulder

Getting an ultrasound/doppler: what to expect

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Location and contact

Ultrasound 

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue,
M-wing, ground floor, room MG 132
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5

Phone: 416-480-4336
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Neuro-Doppler

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue, 
M-wing, ground floor, room MG 132
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5

Phone: 416-480-4336
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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