Umshini ophathwayo we-ultrasound uvame ukusetshenziswa ezimweni lapho isikhala sinqunyelwe khona, ukuhamba kubalulekile, noma ukuskena kumele kwenziwe enkundleni. Kubandakanya umshini omnyama omnyama we-ultrasound kanye nomshini we-dopler doppler ultrasound.