Ultrasound imaging is also called ultrasound scanning or sonography and is based on the same principles involved in the sonar used by ships at sea. Ultrasound "sees" inside the human body through the use of high frequency sound waves. The sound waves go into the patient's body and bounce off the area to be studied, creating a picture on a TV monitor. These images are recorded and displayed as a real time visual image. No radiation is involved in ultrasound imaging.
The following Crozer-Keystone hospitals perform ultrasounds:
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
One Medical Center Boulevard
Upland, PA 19013
Phone: 610-447-2500
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
501 North Lansdowne Avenue
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Phone: 610-284-8333
Media Medical Imaging
200 East State Street
Suite 200
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610-627-4360
Springfield Hospital
190 West Sproul Road
Springfield, PA 19064
Phone: 610-328-8794
Taylor Hospital
175 East Chester Pike
Ridley Park, PA 19064
Phone: 610-595-6465