Pediatric Abdomen

Your doctor has referred your child to have an ultrasound of their abdomen. This examination is very common and will provide valuable information that will assist your doctor in managing your child’s health.

Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to produce images without adverse side effects and free of radiation. Ultrasound is safe and non-invasive, it does not produce any discomfort for your child and you are encouraged to remain by their side, providing support and encouragement during the examination.

At Canberra Specialist Ultrasound we have staff with extensive pediatric imaging experience and we have invested in specialised probes providing state of the art pediatric imaging.

What happens during the scan?

You will be able to accompany your child at all times.

Your child will be asked to lie down on an ultrasound examination bed, the sonographer will discuss your child’s clinical symptoms and relevant medical history with you.

At Canberra Specialist Ultrasound we combine knowledge of your child’s clinical history with our high quality imaging to maximise the diagnostic value of each examination. It is important that you communicate any areas of pain or concern to the sonographer so they can tailor the examination to your child’s symptoms.

Warm gel is applied to the abdomen and a small hand held probe is moved over the abdomen to produce images.

We may roll your child into a variety of comfortable positions and use gentle pressure with the probe to obtain optimal images.

What about the results?

An Accredited Medical Sonographer conducts the ultrasound in close collaboration with a medical specialist Sonologist who will also produce the final report for your doctor.