Ultrasounds

ULTRASOUNDS

Diagnostic ultrasound is a cutting-edge imaging technology that utilizes high-frequency sound waves to create detailed visual representations of internal body structures. This non-invasive procedure is essential for evaluating various medical conditions, guiding treatment plans, and monitoring fetal development during pregnancy. With its ability to provide real-time images, the diagnostic ultrasound enhances clinical decision-making and improves patient outcomes, making it an invaluable tool in modern healthcare at a fraction of the cost.

Courtney Garrison, Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, from Love at First Sight Ultrasound has experience in both obstetric and general ultrasound imaging. She founded Love at First Sight 4D Ultrasound LLC with the goal of providing high-quality, affordable diagnostic ultrasound services in a comfortable, patient centered environment.

 

General Ultrasound

Abdomen Complete

 

Includes: Liv­er, Gall­blad­der, Com­mon bile duct, Pan­creas (when visu­al­ized), Spleen, Both kid­neys, and Abdom­i­nal aorta.

Prepa­ra­tion:

  • Noth­ing to eat or drink for 8 hours before your exam.
  • Med­ica­tions may be tak­en with small sips of water.

Right Upper Quadrant

 

Includes: Liv­er, Gall­blad­der, Com­mon bile duct, and Pan­creas (when visualized).

Prepa­ra­tion:

  • Noth­ing to eat or drink for 8 hours before your exam.

Renal (Kidney) Ultrasound 

 

Includes: Right kid­ney, Left kid­ney, and Uri­nary bladder.

Prepa­ra­tion:

  • Drink 24–32 oz of water one hour before your appointment.
  • Do not emp­ty your blad­der until after the exam.

Aorta Ultrasound

 

This is a diag­nos­tic ultra­sound exam that images the abdom­i­nal aor­ta, the main artery run­ning through the abdomen, using high-fre­quen­cy sound waves to check its size and struc­ture. It’s a non-inva­sive scan per­formed by a reg­is­tered sono­g­ra­ph­er, and it requires an order from your doc­tor or midwife.

Prepa­ra­tion:

  • Avoid eat­ing or drink­ing for 8 hours before your appointment
  • Nec­es­sary med­ica­tions can still be tak­en with small sips of water

Women’s Imaging

Pelvic Ultrasound (Transabdominal)

 

Includes: Uterus, Endometri­um, Ovaries,  and Adnex­al regions.

Prepa­ra­tion:

  • Drink 32 oz of water one hour before your exam.
  • Arrive with a full bladder.

Pelvic Ultrasound (Transvaginal) 

 

Includes: Uterus, Endometri­um, Ovaries, Cervix, and Adnex­al regions.

Prepa­ra­tion:

  • Emp­ty your blad­der imme­di­ate­ly before the exam.

Pelvic Complete Ultrasound 

 

(Trans­ab­dom­i­nal & Transvaginal)

Includes: Com­plete pelvic eval­u­a­tion using both tech­niques for opti­mal visualization.

Prepa­ra­tion:

  • Arrive with a full bladder.
  • Your blad­der will be emp­tied before the trans­vagi­nal portion.

Obstetric Imaging

Anatomy 

 

The anato­my diag­nos­tic scan is typ­i­cal­ly per­formed dur­ing the sec­ond trimester of preg­nan­cy, around 20 weeks of ges­ta­tion. This com­pre­hen­sive ultra­sound is designed to pro­vide an in-depth look at your baby’s growth and devel­op­ment. Dur­ing the scan, var­i­ous mea­sure­ments and assess­ments are tak­en, includ­ing the baby’s anato­my, fetal heart rate, pla­cen­ta health, cervix length, amni­ot­ic flu­id index, and more.

This cru­cial exam­i­na­tion ensures that your baby is devel­op­ing prop­er­ly and helps iden­ti­fy any poten­tial issues ear­ly on for bet­ter pre­na­tal care.

Biophysical Profile (BPP) 

 

Love at First Sight 4D Ultra­sound in Salem, IL offers a com­pre­hen­sive bio­phys­i­cal pro­file. A bio­phys­i­cal pro­file (BPP) ultra­sound, or fetal health scan, is typ­i­cal­ly per­formed after 28 weeks of ges­ta­tion to assess your baby’s well-being when there are con­cerns such as decreased move­ment, growth issues, or a post-term preg­nan­cy. This scan com­bines ultra­sound imag­ing with fetal heart rate mon­i­tor­ing to eval­u­ate key indi­ca­tors of health, includ­ing move­ment, mus­cle tone, breath­ing pat­terns, and amni­ot­ic flu­id lev­els. It pro­vides essen­tial insights into how your baby is thriv­ing and helps health­care providers deter­mine if any inter­ven­tions are nec­es­sary as you approach the final weeks of pregnancy.

Dates & Viability

 

Typ­i­cal­ly per­formed between 8 and 12 weeks of ges­ta­tion, this scan helps deter­mine an accu­rate esti­mat­ed due date, which is key to mon­i­tor­ing your baby’s growth and devel­op­ment. In addi­tion to cal­cu­lat­ing the due date, the ultra­sound checks for via­bil­i­ty by con­firm­ing the pres­ence of a fetal heart­beat, ensur­ing the preg­nan­cy is pro­gress­ing normally.

This impor­tant scan also assess­es the over­all well-being of both moth­er and baby, iden­ti­fy­ing any poten­tial con­cerns ear­ly on, such as mul­ti­ple preg­nan­cies or oth­er complications.

Growth

 

Fam­i­lies in Salem, IL know that Love at First Sight is the place to go for a fetal growth scan. This scan is typ­i­cal­ly per­formed between 32 and 34 weeks of ges­ta­tion. This ultra­sound is an impor­tant part of mon­i­tor­ing your baby’s growth dur­ing the lat­er stages of preg­nan­cy. Dur­ing the scan, mea­sure­ments are tak­en to assess the baby’s size, esti­mate their weight, and check the fetal heart rate.

The growth scan helps ensure that your baby is devel­op­ing prop­er­ly and can iden­ti­fy any con­cerns that may need atten­tion as you approach delivery.

Limited OB Ultrasound 

 

A lim­it­ed ultra­sound is a focused type of ultra­sound scan that is per­formed to answer spe­cif­ic med­ical ques­tions or con­cerns dur­ing preg­nan­cy. Unlike com­pre­hen­sive ultra­sounds, which pro­vide detailed imag­ing of the baby’s devel­op­ment, a lim­it­ed ultra­sound tar­gets one or two key areas. For exam­ple, it may be used to con­firm fetal heart­beat, check the posi­tion of the baby, assess the loca­tion of the pla­cen­ta, or mea­sure amni­ot­ic flu­id levels.

Lim­it­ed ultra­sounds are often short­er and more stream­lined, pro­vid­ing quick yet essen­tial infor­ma­tion when a spe­cif­ic con­cern aris­es or fol­low-up imag­ing is needed.

 

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