As sonography has proven to be a safe, accurate and versatile form of medical imaging, the variety of uses for it has expanded to the point that ultrasound technicians often choose to specialize in one or perhaps two specific areas. Here are the principal areas of specialization as currently defined in ultrasound medical imaging.

Vascular Sonography

Medical sonographers who specialize in vascular ultrasound apply their skills to tests that involve the…

Obviously ultrasound techs are going to be working in medical service centers. The only question with regard to the future is to what degree the methods or facilities for diagnostic medical examination change because of a shift in medical insurance and the orientation of medical care.

Currently, a majority of working ultrasound technicians (about 58%) are employed at hospitals. Some of those are categorized as general medical hospitals, others as…

Ultrasound medical imaging is a field for which there are still several academic options, any of which will get you hired somewhere. There are currently no licensure requirements for medical sonographers. In the not-too-distant past, radiologic technicians simply learned how to use the equipment and did the exams themselves.

All of that is rapidly changing, with the possible exception of licensure although it is probably inevitable. Today you can train…