Abstract
Abdominal sonography is one of the most common and the most available type of examination. It doesn't provide any radiation load for patients.
It has got great efficiency under a perfect conditions and it has a great share in diagnostic procedure. Its sensitivity in diagnosis of cholecystolithiasis is 95%, sonographic finding of free liquid in abdominal cavity or in thoracic cavity is reliable.
Doppler examination allows to asses blood supply of tissues. There is a great contribution of contrast enhanced ultrasound examination in diagnostic of focal processes, it means the same for ultrasound elasto- graphy during diagnostic of liver deseases.
Taking aim under ultrasound control leads to lower amount of complications at abdomen and thoracic punctures. Another great advantage is possibility to do targeted biopsies under the ultrasound control.
Ultrasonography examination has practically no contraindications.