Ultrasound machines use high-frequency sound waves to produce imagery of internal bodily structures. These structures include joints, muscles, organs, tendons, and other tissues. These basic imaging machines are also used to examine a woman during pregnancy. The sound waves used in ultrasound are much higher than anything perceptible by the human ear, but it echoes off the tissue in the body in different ways depending on the tissue itself. This contrast creates the image. Ultrasound machines are still one of the most highly popular in the medical community for their portability and low cost reliability.