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n. - Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ

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  • Currently the college offers an associate's degree in sonography, which is a method to make body images with sound waves.
  • Routine sonography did a good job of spotting major congenital defects.
  • Take, for instance, the use of three-dimensional sonography to study the fetus.
  • And at birth, babies who got routine sonography were no healthier than those who didn't.
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