alt=Linear ultrasound probe.<unk>  (also called abdominal ultrasound imaging or abdominal sonography) is a form of medical<unk>  (medical application of ultrasound technology) to visualise abdominal anatomical structures. It uses transmission and reflection of ultrasound waves to visualise internal organs through the abdominal wall (with the help of gel, which helps transmission of the sound waves). For this reason, the procedure is also called a transabdominal ultrasound, in contrast to endoscopic ultrasound, the latter combining ultrasound with endoscopy through visualize internal structures from within hollow organs. Abdominal ultrasound examinations are performed by gastroenterologists or other specialists in internal medicine, radiologists, or sonographers trained for this procedure.
Abdominal ultrasonography
Hepatogram
Liver function tests
Abdominal examination
Rectal examination
Blood smear
Ultrasound transmission tomography
Assessment of kidney function