Ultrasound diagnostics

Ultrasonic diagnostics, also known as sonography or diagnostic medical sonography, is an imaging method that uses sound waves to produce pictures of structures inside the body. These images provide valuable information for diagnosing and guiding treatment of various diseases and conditions, typically performed externally with an ultrasound device, though some involve inserting a small probe internally.

Ultrasound is a non-invasive medical diagnostic method producing sonograms via high-frequency sound waves to create real-time images or videos of internal organs and soft tissues like blood vessels, allowing healthcare providers to visualize details without incisions or radiation—unlike X-rays—and applicable beyond pregnancy to many body areas.

Diagnostic Applications

Ultrasound helps diagnose a wide range of issues, including abnormal growths like tumors or cancer, blood clots, enlarged spleen, ectopic pregnancy, gallstones, kidney or bladder stones, and cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation).

Services at Poliklinika Atrijum Sarajevo

Ultrasound Procedure	Price (KM)
Abdominal ultrasound	70.00
Thyroid ultrasound	50.00
Prostate ultrasound	50.00
Cardiac ultrasound	100.00
Breast ultrasound	50.00
Testicular ultrasound	70.00
Lower extremity color Doppler	90.00
Neck vessel color Doppler	90.00
Neck ultrasound	70.00
Liver ultrasound with elastography	50.00
Peripheral lymph node ultrasound	80.00

Types of Ultrasound

Main categories comprise prenatal ultrasound (2D for fetal outlines/organs, 3D/4D for facial/skeletal features in motion, rarely used medically except for uterine polyps/fibroids), diagnostic ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided procedures.

Risks and Limitations

Ultrasound is safe using low-power sound waves with no known risks, but sound waves travel poorly through air or bone, limiting imaging of gassy areas like lungs or bone-obscured regions like the head; deep structures may also evade detection, prompting alternatives like CT, MRI, or X-rays.