In medicine, it is ultrasound is widely used na večini področij. Uporablja se za diagnostične, lahko pa tudi terapevtske namene (npr. drobljenje ledvičnih kamnov). Uporaba ultrazvoka pri diagnostičnih pregledih does not harm the human body, research has found no harmful effects on the organism. The test sends high-frequency ultrasound waves into the body, which bounce off the tissues in different ways depending on the density of the tissue. The reflected waves are then received from the body and converted into a live image by a computer connected to the ultrasound machine.