Items tagged “ultrasound”
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Twinkling artifact
Twinkling artifact is seen with color flow Doppler ultrasound 1. It occurs as a focus of alternating colors on Doppler signal behind a reflective object (such as a calculus or air), which gives the appearance of turbulent blood flow 2. It appears with or without an associated color comet tail ar...
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Vesicoureteric reflux (ultrasound)
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24 Feb 2013
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Metastatic testicular cancer
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01 Apr 2013
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Gynecological ultrasound set-pieces
The clinical history will nearly always lead to a short differential or the answer. Show off to the examiner that you have a structured approach to reporting and managing the patient.
Structured approach
uterus: size, version and shape (normal or variant which you should elaborate on and say w...
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Adenomatoid tumor of the scrotum
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20 Apr 2013
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Pigmented villonodular synovitis- ultrasound
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03 May 2013
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Acute pancreatitis
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17 May 2013
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Epididymal abscess
An epididymal abscess is an uncommon complication of epididymitis.
Pathology
Causative organisms are the same that cause epididymitis:
older individuals
Escherichia coli
Proteus mirabills
younger individuals
Chlamydia trachomatis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Other ...
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Testicular yolk sac tumor
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01 Jun 2013
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Sonographic Murphy sign
Sonographic Murphy sign is defined as maximal abdominal tenderness from the pressure of the ultrasound probe over the visualized gallbladder 1,2. It is a sign of local inflammation around the gallbladder along with right upper quadrant pain, tenderness, and/or a mass 2.
It is one of the most im...
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Bilateral congenital talipes equino-varus deformity in fetus
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07 Jun 2013
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Urinary bladder calculus
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14 Jun 2013
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Testicular atrophy
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28 Jun 2013
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Parathyroid adenoma
Parathyroid adenomas are benign tumors of the parathyroid glands and are the most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism.
Epidemiology
Associations
There is an association with multiple endocrine neoplasia types I (MEN1) and IV (MEN4).
Clinical presentation
Patients typically present w...
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Parathyroid glands
The parathyroid glands are endocrine glands located in the visceral space of the neck. They produce parathyroid hormone, which controls calcium homeostasis.
Gross anatomy
There are normally two pairs of parathyroid glands, inferior and superior, although there can be up to twelve in number. T...
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Fetal esophagus (normal ultrasound)
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03 Aug 2013
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Tip appendicitis
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07 Aug 2013
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Thyroid malignancies
Thyroid malignancies are most commonly primary thyroid cancers but can rarely be metastatic deposits.
Epidemiology
Risk factors
head and neck irradiation (see radiation-induced thyroid cancer)
family history of thyroid cancer
age <30 or >60 years
male
>2 cm
Pathology
Classification
Th...
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Acoustic shadowing
Acoustic shadowing (sometimes referred to as posterior acoustic shadowing) is a form of ultrasound artifact. It is characterized by the apparent lack of signal deep to an imaged tissue interface, due to all (or nearly all) of the transmitted sound wave being being reflected back to the transduce...
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Gut signature sign
The gut signature sign is an ultrasound term used to describe the appearance of the gastrointestinal wall.
Radiographic features
Ultrasound
The bowel wall has five layers, composed of alternating hyperechoic and hypoechoic appearances. Anatomically these layers are as follows (innermost to o...