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Ultrasound plays a valuable role in medical diagnostics. Ultrasound Technologists, also called Medical Sonographers, use ultrasound to generate photo or video images of soft-tissue objects inside the human body. This provides a real-life internal snapshot, aiding physicians in their diagnoses.

Ultrasound Technologists are most commonly associated with fetal imaging during pregnancy, but they can also detect a variety of other medical conditions. Besides being part of a rapidly expanding health care industry, ultrasound diagnostics are gaining popularity as a safer alternative to radiologic procedures, creating excellent job opportunities.

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The primary job of an Ultrasound Technologist is to use high-frequency sound waves to generate images of the human body for medical diagnostic purposes.

To create these images, the Ultrasound Technologist uses a handheld instrument called a transducer. The transducer sends a beam of ultrasound into the patient’s body, collecting the reflected echoes and forming an image. Besides its usefulness in fetal imaging, it can also detect tumors, gallstones and other ailments.

Some areas Ultrasound Technologists can specialize in

  1. Obstetric & gynecologic sonography
  2. Abdominal sonography
  3. Neurosonography
  4. Breast sonography

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New ultrasound students typically pursue 24 to 48-month formal training programs at career colleges, universities and trade schools. 12-month programs are often available for other health care professionals changing fields.

Some course subjects taken by ultrasound students:

  1. Anatomy
  2. Physiology
  3. Instrumentation
  4. Physics
  5. Patient care
  6. Medical ethics

After training, many Ultrasound Technologists become registered by passing an exam administered by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Though this is not mandatory, employers tend to prefer hiring Ultrasound Technologists who are registered.

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Ultrasound Technologists regularly earn around $64,900 annually, according to the Figures courtesy of the US Labor Bureau.

Ultrasound Technologist Industry Salaries
Employment Services $73,040
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $72,570
Outpatient Care Centers $70,440
Management of Companies and Enterprises $68,680
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $68,390
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $65,010

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Ultrasound Technologist employment is predicted to increase 18% by 2018, according to the US Labor Bureau.

Employment growth is due in part to ultrasound’s increasing popularity as a safer alternative to radiologic procedures, as well as a rapidly expanding health care sector in general.

Besides in hospitals, the best employment opportunities are in physicians’ offices and outpatient facilities.

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