ultrasonography

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009024",
  "term": "ultrasonography",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure that uses high-energy sound waves to look at tissues and organs inside the body. The sound waves make echoes that form pictures of the tissues and organs on a computer screen (sonogram). Ultrasonography may be used to help diagnose diseases, such as cancer. It may also be used during pregnancy to check the fetus (unborn baby) and during medical procedures, such as biopsies. Also called ultrasound.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ultrasound"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ultrasonography/"
}