The IUS London Health Blog
Articles written and clinically reviewed by the sonographers who perform the scans — what each examination shows, when it is worth booking, when it is the wrong test, and how to read what your report says.
CQC-registered clinic · Provider ID 1-2775844974 · HCPC-registered sonographers
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Seven topic areas. Every article is written by a clinician who performs the scan being described, and says plainly what ultrasound can and cannot answer.
Early viability, dating, growth and wellbeing — and the questions people are most anxious about.
The anomaly scan →
Positive test but no baby on ultrasound →
Unregulated baby scan clinics →
Pelvic and breast imaging, bleeding, fibroids, cysts and what a scan can settle.
Inside an annual well-woman ultrasound →
Dense breasts explained →
Pelvic pain — when to scan →
Follicle tracking, ovarian reserve and reading your cycle-monitoring results.
Follicle size by cycle day →
Follicle vs ovarian cyst →
Interpreting tracking results →
Testicular and male breast imaging, and what a lump actually warrants.
Inside an annual well-man ultrasound →
When to get a testicular ultrasound →
Testicular cancer →
Abdominal organs, thyroid, lumps, and how to read the words on your report.
Liver echotexture explained →
Stomach pain after eating →
Fatty liver — symptoms and imaging →
Tendons, joints and soft tissue — where ultrasound outperforms other imaging, and where it does not.
Clots, aneurysm surveillance and stroke-risk assessment with Doppler.
Calf swelling — DVT or strain? →
AAA surveillance schedule →
Vascular diseases →
Not sure what you are looking for?
If you are trying to work out which examination answers your question, start with the symptom-to-scan guide rather than a scan name — it is the piece most people need first.
Read it here, then get the answer in person
Articles can tell you what a scan looks for. Only a scan tells you what is happening in your case — explained to you at the appointment, with a written report usually within two hours.
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Written and clinically reviewed by the HCPC-registered sonographers who perform these scans at IUS London — a CQC-registered diagnostic ultrasound clinic (Provider ID 1-2775844974). Articles are general information; your own findings are explained to you at the scan and set out in your report.
Author: Yianni Kiromitis, Senior Sonographer, HCPC RA38415
Medically reviewed: 31 July 2026