What is interventional Ultrasonography?
Treating conditions with the use of ultrasongraphy guidance is called interventional ultrasongoraphy. Also samples from the diseased sites can be obtained for pathological diagnoses by procedures like Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology / Biopsy. Accumulation of pus inside the body organs can be drained using ultrasound guidance without the need for surgery. Certain condition caused by kidney stones, biliary stones can be relieved by intervention under ultrasound guidance. The most significant advantage of ultrasound intervention is in pregnancy, wherein some abnormalities of the baby can be temporally corrected till it is delivered. Also samples can be obtained for accurately diagnosing certain genetic and other abnormalities of the body.
