Items tagged “ultrasound”
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Thalamo-occipital distance
The thalamo-occipital distance is a marker of ventricular size in infants. It is defined as the distance between the most posterior surface of the thalamus at its junction with the choroid plexus and the outermost point of the occipital horn in the parasagittal plane 1.
See also
ventricular in...
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Clitoral ultrasound
Clitoral ultrasound is a modality for imaging clitoral pathology, which can be the etiology of female sexual dysfunction. It can also be performed before and after gynecologic surgery to assess clitoral anatomy and blood flow. The exam involves a transperineal component.
Normal ultrasound anato...
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Post-void residual
The post-void residual refers to the volume of urine that remains in the urinary bladder after micturating. It may be estimated by visualization using ultrasound or directly measured with urethral catheterization
Clinical presentation
Use of this measurement is of some utility in several disti...
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Attenuation imaging (ultrasound)
Attenuation imaging is an emerging method (c.2022) used for detection hepatic steatosis. It provides the function of quantifying and reducing the color code of liver decay factors, which may be due to changes in hepatic composition (such as increased fat content) 1-3.
The ATI value is defined a...
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Lung pulse sign (ultrasound)
The lung pulse sign refers to the sonographic finding of apparent oscillations of the pleural line occurring secondary to transmitted vibrations from cardiac contractile activity 1.
Typically obscured by the more apparent “lung sliding” as a result of ventilated lung expanding and contracting ...
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Sternoclavicular joint (ultrasound)
Ultrasound of the sternoclavicular (SC) joint can have a role along with CT and MRI in the assessment of related pathology and for intra-articular injection.
Indications
sternoclavicular joint arthropathy
post-trauma, e.g. suspected sternoclavicular joint dislocation
Normal ultrasound anatom...
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