sonography
/səˈnɒɡ.rə.fɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /səˈnɑː.ɡrə.fi/ (ame, ipa) · /sō-ˈnä-grə-fē/ (ame, mw)
sonography — 名詞
1. a medical technique that sends high-frequency sound waves into the body and turn
超音波檢查
以聲波反射拍攝體內影像的診斷方法
a medical technique that sends high-frequency sound waves into the body and turns the returning echoes into live pictures of organs, tissues, or an unborn baby — used to look for problems without cutting the skin open
Dr. Amara used sonography to check the blood flow in her patient's leg.
Amara 醫師用超音波檢查來確認病人腿部的血流狀況。
sonography + to check for a condition
Sonography showed that the lump in Hiroshi's thyroid gland was harmless.
超音波檢查顯示 Hiroshi 甲狀腺裡的腫塊是良性的。
The midwife booked a sonography scan so Fatima could see her baby for the first time.
助產士安排了超音波掃描，讓 Fatima 第一次看到自己的寶寶。
Diego's doctor chose sonography over a CT scan to avoid exposing him to radiation.
Diego 的醫生選擇用超音波檢查而非電腦斷層，以免讓他暴露在輻射中。
During the sonography, the technician glided a small probe over Nkechi's stomach.
超音波檢查過程中，技師輕推著探頭在 Nkechi 的腹部滑動。
- ultrasonography
more formal full term; used in medical reports and academic papers
- ultrasound
broader everyday term; can refer to the sound waves, the technique, or the image
用法筆記
Distinguish from sonogram: sonography is the technique or the examination process; a sonogram is the still image it produces.