The diagnostic procedure that directs high-frequency sound waves through the skin over the area of the body being examined and produces an image based on the echoes is called ________.

A. ultrasound
B. a CT scan
C. nuclear medicine
D. cholecystography
E. an MRI


Answer: A

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