Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Q: What does a sonographer do? A: A sonographer uses specialized equipment to create and interpret images inside the human body. These diagnostic images are used by ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Diagnostic medical sonographers, also called ultrasound ...

Diagnostic ultrasounds are the most widely used medical tests in the world. Though the technology is more than 50 years old, scientists continue to discover new uses for it, ranging from more targeted ...

The diagnostic medical sonography certificate is an 18-month program that includes a clinical internship. The program–which focuses on various abdominal, gynecological, obstetrical, and small parts ...

You look forward to the scanning during pregnancy because it gives a glimpse of your bundle of joy. But the main purpose of the scan is to check for growth and development of your baby. An otherwise ...