Tuesday 21 February 2012

Importance of an Ultrasound Technician


                                                          Importance of an Ultrasound Technician
In this era of technology and advancement man has invented a lot of things for the well fare of mankind. One of the mind-blowing inventions of this century is the use of ultrasound technology in the field of medicine. This is a wonderful technology that make possible to digitize the internal organ of the human body, so that a doctor can clearly and closely examine the problem in the organ and can diagnose and hence can treat patient accurately. It is the most commonly used technique in almost all hospitals and health care center. This is the safe and cheap diagnostic tool and is in practiced in all the part of the world. The most important part of this diagnosing method is not only an ultrasound device but also an expert who should have all the knowledge about operating this device.  Such a qualified person is called ultrasound technician who is also known as ultra sonographer.  The ultrasound tech uses his expertise to generate an image of the internal organ of the human body.  These technicians can work in any area or the department according to his interest as many departments of health are associated with this field such as numerology, musculoskeletal, sonography, gastroenterology, ophthalmology obstetrics as well as echocardiograph.  So it covers a vast area and hence offers a number of jobs for the new individuals. It offers an excellent salary and is the growing and the most popular profession. By improving your skills and experiences you can improve your salary to great extent.
The main responsibility of the technician is to prepare the patient by informing the patient about the whole procedure before examination. It is also an important responsibility of the technician to check the complete medical history of the patient before performing the procedure of the ultrasound. In order to monitor any abnormality in the result the technician should carefully examine the images on the equipment screen so that he / she can properly decide which still image is best to capture and to show the physician for the purpose of diagnosis.  Not only in the techniques of the procedure of the ultrasound, but technician also required to have complete expertise and information about the equipments and device. He should be expert in maintaining as well as managing the equipments and tools that are required for ultrasound technique.
To become an ultrasound tech you need to have a strong educational background in mathematics, science. You can also obtain the certificate as a proper practitioner after completing four years of bachelor degree or two year Associate’s degree. It is the most demanding profession of the present time as it offer a good and satisfactory pay and also ensure you availability of the acceptable job. 

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