{"id":17564,"date":"2025-07-08T11:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/services\/radiology\/ultrasound\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:11:08","slug":"ultrasound","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/radiology\/ultrasound\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecograf\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<h2>Ecograf\u00eda en MA y RI<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La ecograf\u00eda es una tecnolog\u00eda com\u00fan de diagn\u00f3stico por imagen. Los ultrasonidos son una importante herramienta de diagn\u00f3stico en medicina. Se utilizan principalmente para detectar afecciones internas que los m\u00e9dicos no pueden diagnosticar necesariamente solo con un examen f\u00edsico.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es una ecograf\u00eda?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los ultrasonidos son como <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/radiology\/x-ray\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rayos X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> en que se utilizan para tomar im\u00e1genes del cuerpo de un paciente para pruebas diagn\u00f3sticas. Sin embargo, a diferencia de las radiograf\u00edas, las ecograf\u00edas no exponen al paciente a radiaciones ionizantes. En su lugar, utiliza ondas sonoras indoloras para ver im\u00e1genes en tiempo real del interior del cuerpo. Como las ecograf\u00edas son en tiempo real, muestran las estructuras internas mientras se mueven y pueden dar una idea de c\u00f3mo est\u00e1 funcionando un \u00f3rgano, como el coraz\u00f3n. Por eso las ecograf\u00edas son la prueba de imagen habitual en la atenci\u00f3n prenatal: permiten ver en tiempo real c\u00f3mo se est\u00e1 formando el beb\u00e9 y detectar y tratar de inmediato cualquier complicaci\u00f3n del embarazo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durante una ecograf\u00eda, un t\u00e9cnico mueve un peque\u00f1o transductor manual sobre la piel de una zona espec\u00edfica, como el t\u00f3rax. Un gel a base de agua ayuda al transductor a mantener el contacto con la piel. Un radi\u00f3logo interpretar\u00e1 los resultados y los comunicar\u00e1 a su m\u00e9dico. En algunos casos, el radi\u00f3logo puede comentar los resultados con usted en la consulta.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Razones por las que puede necesitar una ecograf\u00eda<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Su m\u00e9dico en Southcoast Health puede recomendar un ultrasonido para:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprobar la evoluci\u00f3n del embarazo y el desarrollo fetal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluar la causa de los s\u00edntomas, como dolor, hinchaz\u00f3n o infecci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examinar los vasos sangu\u00edneos y el flujo sangu\u00edneo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examinar \u00f3rganos y tejidos internos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guiar procedimientos, como biopsias con aguja<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preparaci\u00f3n para una ecograf\u00eda<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por lo general, los pacientes no tienen que prepararse para una ecograf\u00eda. Si necesita tener la vejiga llena para el examen, el m\u00e9dico le pedir\u00e1 que beba varios vasos de agua y no orine antes de la prueba. Para otros ex\u00e1menes es todo lo contrario: tendr\u00e1 que estar en ayunas el d\u00eda de la ecograf\u00eda. Deber\u00e1 llevar ropa holgada y c\u00f3moda y dejar las joyas en casa. Para algunos ex\u00e1menes, es posible que tenga que cambiarse de ropa y ponerse una bata.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las ecograf\u00edas suelen durar entre 30 minutos y una hora. Durante el examen, es posible que sienta presi\u00f3n cuando el transductor se desplaza sobre la piel. El t\u00e9cnico o radi\u00f3logo visualizar\u00e1 las im\u00e1genes de la ecograf\u00eda en un monitor de ordenador y tomar\u00e1 fotograf\u00edas como referencia. Una vez finalizada la ecograf\u00eda, podr\u00e1 retomar sus actividades habituales.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Programar una ecograf\u00eda en Southcoast Health<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las ecograf\u00edas podr\u00edan ayudar a aclarar su diagn\u00f3stico y las opciones de tratamiento. Descubra c\u00f3mo una ecograf\u00eda puede ayudarle en su enfermedad y acuda a Southcoast Health. Nuestro <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/radiology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">servicios de im\u00e1genes radiol\u00f3gicas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> para realizar ecograf\u00edas y otros ex\u00e1menes de imagen en <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/locations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nuestras sedes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> en Fall River, North Dartmouth, New Bedford, Wareham, MA y en Portsmouth, Rhode Island. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\u00f3ngase en contacto con nosotros<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> y concierte una cita hoy mismo.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ultrasound in MA &amp; RI An ultrasound (also known as sonography) is a common imaging technology. Ultrasounds are an important diagnostic tool in medicine. 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