Diagnostic Imaging School
Medical Sonography Program
About Medical Sonography
 Sonography, or ultrasonography, is the use of sound waves to generate an image for the assessment and diagnosis of various medical conditions. Many people associate sonography with obstetrics and the viewing of the fetus in the womb, but this technology has many other applications.
- The professionals who perform ultrasound
examinations are known as sonographers and
vascular technologists.
- There are several areas of specialization in the
field of sonography. These specialty areas are:
- Abdomen—evaluation of all the soft
tissues, blood vessels and organs of the
abdominal cavities (for example, liver,
spleen, urinary tract, pancreas)
- Obstetrics/Gynecology—evaluation of
the female reproductive system
- Pediatric Echocardiography—congenital
anomalies of infants and children
- Echocardiography—evaluation of the
anatomy and hemodynamics (blood flow)
of the heart, its valves and related
blood vessles
- Vascular Technology—evaluation and
analysis of the hemodynamics (blood flow)
of peripheral and abdominal blood vessels
- Neurosonology—evaluation of the brain
and spinal cord
- Ophthalmology—evaluation of the eye,
including orbital structures and muscles
(Specialties in bold are offered at Rhode Island
Hospital)
Sonographers are projected to experience favorable job opportunities. Employment of sonographers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2012. As a diagnostic medical sonographer, you’ll enjoy working hands-on with people and the latest technology.
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