Ultrasound biomicroscopy

Short description: Ultrasound eye exam

Ultrasound biomicroscopy

Medical diagnostics
Purpose| ultrasound eye exam

Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is a type of ultrasound eye exam that makes a more detailed image than regular ultrasound.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Operation
* 2 Ocular use
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Operation

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]

## Ocular use

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]

## References

1. ↑ Foster, F.Stuart; Pavlin, Charles J; Harasiewicz, Kasia A; Christopher, Donald A; Turnbull, Daniel H (2000). "Advances in ultrasound biomicroscopy". Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 26 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00096-4. ISSN 0301-5629. PMID 10687788.
2. ↑ Pavlin, Charles J.; Harasiewicz, Kasia; Sherar, Michael D.; Foster, F. Stuart (1991). "Clinical Use of Ultrasound Biomicroscopy". Ophthalmology 98 (3): 287–295. doi:10.1016/S0161-6420(91)32298-X. ISSN 0161-6420. PMID 2023747.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Silverman RH (January 2009). "High-resolution ultrasound imaging of the eye - a review". Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. 37 (1): 54–67. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01892.x. PMID 19138310.

## External links

This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".

* Ultrasound biomicroscopy entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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