Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject: Can ultrasound be used on a patient with a metal in back?
I am a Sonography student, and my sister would like to come into a lab that we have at the school for an abdominal scan. She has a metal rod in her back from scoliosis surgery, and I just wanted to check to make sure that it would be okay to use ultrasound on her.
I did a google search on this and there was not much information. Some posts mentioned that ultrasound might heat up metal?
Any information you have would be appreciated. Thanks so much.
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