Ultrasound

Ultrasound is a widely available, medical imaging technique that has been used for years. Fast, painless and safe, ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves instead of radiation for obtaining images of the inside of the body. The sound waves bounce off the part of body being imaged and these reflected sound waves, or echoes, are captured and recorded.

Real Time, Real Benefits

Ultrasound offers images in real time. This means it can show the movement of internal tissues, organs and blood vessels. For example, your physician can see blood flow and heart valve function. It is commonly used for imaging the liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas and kidneys.

Ultrasound is also used to detect breast abnormalities such as whether a lump is a cyst or solid. It can further evaluate a problem seen on a mammogram because it can show all areas of the breast, including the area closest to the chest wall which is hard to see with a mammogram alone. Morton Plant Mease offers breast ultrasound imaging at our Susan Cheek Needler Breast Center, Mease Outpatient Imaging and Trinity Imaging Center.

Ultrasound is a helpful tool for minimally-invasive procedures such as needle biopsies when the ultrasound image is used to guide the placement of the needle. Ultrasound biopsies are available at Mease Outpatient Imaging and the Susan Cheek Needler Breast Center.

4-D Ultrasound Provides Your Baby’s First Picture Unlike Any Other

The beauty of your baby is unique and precious, his place in your heart is sacred from the first moment you lay eyes on him.

And now, you can see your bundle of joy sooner than ever—weeks, even months before she’s even born.

Trinity Imaging Center is proud to be the only facility in Pasco County to offer the remarkable technology of 4-D ultrasound. This state-of-the-art imaging system offers 3-D images of your baby in real time, allowing you to not only see your baby more clearly than ever before, but to watch her movements, as well, while getting a complete picture of her overall health.

A Range of Applications

4-D ultrasound allows us to provide unprecedented images of so much more than babies. Our expert sonographers can use this advanced technology in diagnostic imaging related to:

• Peripheral vascular disease
• Abdominal aorta aneurysm
• Carotid arteries
• Breast cancer
• Thyroid disease
• Gallbladder conditions

Our sonographers are specially trained to use this remarkable technology. From preparation to procedure, they rise above all expectations to give you an exciting glimpse into of the future of your family, or a critical glimpse into the future of your health.