A Sonographer is a Practitioner who operates a Medical Ultrasound Scanner.
With in the UK, the Sonographer will generally hold a university post graduate qualification such as the Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound or its equivalent. They may also have gone on to obtain a Masters of Science Degree or higher.
Sonographers are involved in a vast range of examination types, including Obstetric, Gynaecological, Abdominal, Musculo-Skeletal, 'Small Parts' (e.g. Breasts, Testes, Thyroids), Vascular and Neonatal, and an individual Sonographer may be competent in any or all of these specialities.
They may operate either with in a hospital environment or in outlying clinics and Health centres.
In many units, the Sonographer will operate entirely autonomously and have responsibility for both the Ultrasound examination and the resultant medical report.