Ultrasound to: navigation, search Not to be confused with supersonic. For other uses, see Ultrasound (disambiguation).

Ultrasound Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing.

Ultrasound Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" (audible) sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is approximately 20 kilohertz (20,000 hertz) in healthy, young adults.

Ultrasound Although this limit varies from person to person, it is approximately 20 kilohertz (20,000 hertz) in healthy, young adults.

Ultrasound The production of ultrasound is used in many different fields, typically to penetrate a medium and measure the reflection signature or supply focused energy.

Ultrasound The reflection signature can reveal details about the inner structure of the medium, a property also used by animals such as bats for hunting.

Ultrasound The most well known application of ultrasound is its use in sonography to produce pictures of fetuses in the human womb.

Ultrasound There are a vast number of other applications as well.

Ultrasound Approximate frequency ranges corresponding to ultrasound, with rough guide of some applications

Ultrasound A fetus in its mother's womb, viewed in a sonogram (brightness scan)

Ultrasound An ultrasonic examination in East Germany, 1990