About the Program

Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) is one of many imaging modalities used in medicine to diagnose disease and improve patient care.  Diagnostic ultrasound involves the use of low intensity, high frequency sound waves to provide information about human anatomy and pathology.  A diagnostic medical sonographer, or ultrasound technologist, uses ultrasound equipment to examine and produce pictures of the internal parts of the body.  These images are then transferred to film or video tapes and interpreted by a physician who has specialized in ultrasound.

Delgado’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) Program is a Certificate of Technical Studies, a sixteen-month, full-time program.  Graduates are eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography examination in Obstetrics-Gynecology, Abdomen, and Ultrasound Physics.