Ultrasound_biomicroscopy
Ultrasound biomicroscopy
Ultrasound eye exam
Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is a type of ultrasound eye exam that makes a more detailed image than regular ultrasound.[1][2]
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High-energy sound waves are bounced off the inside of the eye and the echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine. This makes a picture called a sonogram.[3]
It is useful in glaucoma, cysts and neoplasms of the eye, as well as the evaluation of trauma and foreign bodies of the eye.[3]
- Silverman RH (January 2009). "High-resolution ultrasound imaging of the eye - a review". Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. 37 (1): 54โ67. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01892.x. PMC 2796569. PMID 19138310.
This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms. U.S. National Cancer Institute.
- Ultrasound biomicroscopy entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms