Pediatric gynecologic ultrasound.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine pelvic ultrasound characteristics in women after radiofrequency endometrial ablation (EA) and evaluate the association of those characteristics with symptoms and the need for subsequent therapeutic intervention. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study evaluated patients who underwent transvagin...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Alhilli MM,Wall DJ,Brown DL,Weaver AL,Hopkins MR,Famuyide AO

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well recognized that preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity. There is a significant association between cervix length and preterm birth risk. Most authorities consider a cervical length <3 cm as the lower limit of normal. A cervical length >3 cm has a high negative predictive val...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Glanc P,Andreotti RF,Lee SI,Dejesus Allison SO,Bennett GL,Brown DL,Dubinsky T,Javitt MC,Mitchell DG,Podrasky AE,Shipp TD,Siegel CL,Wong-You-Cheong JJ,Zelop CM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Shear wave elastography (SWE) is an adjunct to grayscale ultrasound examinations for evaluating breast masses. This study aimed to determine the SWE features that correlated with prognostic parameters for breast cancer. METHODS:Between January 2018 and May 2018, 80 patients who were confirmed to have invasiv...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Gemici AA,Ozal ST,Hocaoglu E,Inci E

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transabdominal bowel sonography is a fast, efficient, and cheap way of examining the intestines. It is also virtually hazard-free and well accepted by patients. During the last 20 years, it has been established as a procedure for detecting bowel disease early in the diagnostic workup. Although rather unspecific, the m...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Nylund K,Hausken T,Gilja OH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative ultrasound provides spatial resolution of the pancreas superior to computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and transabdominal sonography. This pictorial essay will review common benign and malignant pancreatic processes including the following: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, pancreatitis, en...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Shin LK,Brant-Zawadzki G,Kamaya A,Jeffrey RB

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim was to determine the discrepancy rate between the preliminary interpretation by sonographers and the final radiology interpretation for biliary sonographic findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Institutional review board approval was obtained. Four hundred consecutive right upper quadrant sonographer perform...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Dawkins A,George N,Ganesh H,Ayoob A,Lee J,Nair R,Kiper C,Duncan K,Stevens S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HDlive (high-definition live or real-time US), a new ultrasound software, combines a movable virtual adjustable light source in a software that calculates the proportion of light reflecting through surface structures, depending on light direction. The light source can be manually positioned to illuminate the desired a...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Bonilla-Musoles F,Raga F,Osborne NG,Bonilla F Jr,Caballero O,Climent MT,Wallraf SH,Castillo JC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ureteral colic is not generally included in the differential diagnoses of acute scrotal pain, although ureteral pathology is a recognized cause of pain referred to the scrotum. We report 3 patients presenting with acute scrotal pain who had normal scrotal color Doppler ultrasound scans; subsequent ultrasound of the ip...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Wachsberg RH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the reliability of CEUS on the diagnosis of acute (AR) or chronic rejection (CR) after renal transplantation, patients who received renal transplantation in our center from January 2011 and December 2015 were retrospectively included in the current study. All the included patients underwent contrast-enhanced u...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Cai R,Tao L,Liang W,Lin M,Guo X,Huang XE

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been very few small studies or case reports in the literature considering noninvasive postmortem imaging as supplement to autopsy, especially in fetuses with skeletal dysplasias. Apert syndrome accounts for 4.5% of all patients with craniosynostotic syndromes. It is classically characterized by th...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Patel B,Suchet I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis is evaluated to assess the prognosis and guide the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). To compare the efficiency of 2 transient elastography techniques for grading liver fibrosis in CHB: visual transient elastography (ViTE) with real-time image guidance and FibroScan (FS) with no image guidance. All...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Ren X,Zhang L,Xia S,Chen Z,Zhou W,Ji R,Zhou J,Lin Y,Zhan W

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal inflammatory pseudotumor (FIPT) of the liver is a rare disease that may be mistaken for a malignant tumor. It is difficult to diagnose because of its nonspecific clinical and imaging features. We report the case of a 46-year-old Asian man who presented with a mass in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. The...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Xian MF,Lan WT,Huang H,Zeng D,Xu ZF

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine fibroids are common benign lesions. Other common benign masses include renal cysts, renal angiomyolipomas, hepatic cysts, hepatic hemangiomas, thyroid cysts, adrenal incidentalomas, pulmonary granulomas and hamartomas, ovarian cysts, and dermoids. All these conditions, especially in asymptomatic patients, almo...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Maizlin ZV,Vos PM,Cooperberg PL

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the levator hiatus area (LHA) at rest and during the performance of maximal pelvic floor muscle (PFM) contractions, during the abdominal hypopressive technique (AHT), and during the combination of PFM contractions (PFMCs) and the AHT. The study included 17 healthy nulliparous women who had...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Resende AP,Torelli L,Zanetti MR,Petricelli CD,Jármy-Di Bella ZI,Nakamura MU,Araujo Júnior E,Moron AF,Girão MJ,Sartori MG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the diaphragm in critically ill patients is simple and noninvasive and has shown good repeatability. The aim of the study was to generate a predictive index for successful weaning (ULDIMex) from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) based on an ultrasonographic diaphragmatic assessment before perform...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Garrido-Aguirre E,Ñamendys-Silva SA,Del Moral OR,Cortés-Soto CA,Romero-González JP

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary cast syndrome (BCS) consists of mass-like hardened collections of inspissated bile and sloughed biliary mucosa filling the intrahepatic and/or extrahepatic bile ducts, which show an alternating pattern of dilatation and stricture. It is a rare but serious complication of liver transplantation frequently necess...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Hu B,Horrow MM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is one of the most frequent widespread and severe infectious diseases in pediatric patients worldwide. Pneumonia is characterized by high incidence and possibility of complications in the course of the disease in pediatric patients. For this reason, there is a need to have a rapid and safe diagnost...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Najgrodzka P,Buda N,Zamojska A,Marciniewicz E,Lewandowicz-Uszyńska A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometrial polyps are localized overgrowth of glands, stroma, and blood vessels and reported in 13% to 50% of women with dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) is the initial noninvasive modality of choice for the evaluation of endometrial polyps. The addition of intrauterine contras...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Fadl SA,Sabry AS,Hippe DS,Al-Obaidli A,Yousef RR,Dubinsky TJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of microbubble contrast greatly enhances the ability of ultrasound to delineate structures and therefore aid in diagnosis. Ultrasound microbubble contrast agents are composed of low-solubility gas encapsulated in a biomaterial shell. These agents use the physics of ultrasound imaging to effectively identify an...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Denham SL,Alexander LF,Robbin ML

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Achilles tendon is a frequent site of foot and ankle discomfort. Its superficial location lends it to excellent evaluation by ultrasonography. Continuing advances in US have enabled evaluation of Achilles pathology with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency in a cost-effective manner. For these reasons, radiologis...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Daftary A,Adler RS

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hemorrhagic corpus luteum cysts are frequently seen during sonography of the female pelvis, their diagnosis is often challenging as a result of variations in size, thickness of the cyst wall, and internal echo pattern depending on the formation and lysis of the clot. There are cases in which hemoperitoneum is...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Swire MN,Castro-Aragon I,Levine D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal ultrasound of a 28-year-old man with chronic abdominal pain and vomiting demonstrates a dilated aperistaltic distal esophagus, which was confirmed on follow-up esophagram as achalasia. The 2 main types of achalasia are primary and secondary. Primary achalasia occurs with the loss of postganglionic neurons re...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： McCambridge J,Wang P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tethered spinal cord is associated with closed and open neural tube defects. With prenatal screening, spinal defects are consistently diagnosed during fetal life. We show that the conus medullaris can be seen well with prenatal ultrasound, and the diagnosis of tethered spinal cord can be made during fetal life. In thi...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Sohaey R,Oh KY,Kennedy AM,Ameli JR,Selden NR

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of antiangiogenic drugs in cancer therapy necessitates an imaging modality that can longitudinally assess posttreatment changes in tumor vasculature. In this regard, microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) offers several advantages over conventional imaging modalities. The small size of microbu...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Hwang M,Niermann KJ,Lyshchik A,Fleischer AC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early and accurate prenatal diagnosis of intrauterine growth restriction is important. Commonly used biometric parameters have limited specificity and require accurate dating. Fetal abdominal wall thickness (AWT) could be a useful supplemental parameter. We performed a retrospective study of 100 third trimester ultras...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Wu L,Richardson ML,Dubinsky T

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the overwhelming prevalence of cholelithiasis, many health care professionals are not familiar with the basic pathophysiology of gallstone formation. This article provides an overview of the biochemical pathways related to bile, with a focus on the physical chemistry of bile. We describe the important factors ...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Itani M,Dubinsky TJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to describe the diagnostic value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and ultrasound (US) for identifying metastatic axillary disease in primary breast cancer. This is a retrospective review of 240 patients with treatment-naive unilateral primary breast cancer of...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Le VT,Wong FC,Bassett RL Jr,Whitman GJ

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Low dose (<3 mSv) noncontrast CT (NCCT) is the imaging study of choice for accurate evaluation of patients with acute onset of flank pain and suspicion of stone disease (sensitivity 97%, specificity 95%). NCCT can reliably characterize the location and size of an offending ureteral calculus, identify complications, an...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Coursey CA,Casalino DD,Remer EM,Arellano RS,Bishoff JT,Dighe M,Fulgham P,Goldfarb S,Israel GM,Lazarus E,Leyendecker JR,Majd M,Nikolaidis P,Papanicolaou N,Prasad S,Ramchandani P,Sheth S,Vikram R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a global increase in the rate of cesarean delivery during the last 30 years. As a result, many women of reproductive age now have uterine scars. Well-recognized obstetric and gynecologic consequences include cesarean scar pregnancy, scar dehiscence or rupture, and scar endometriosis. More recently, abno...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Rezvani M,Shaaban AM,Kennedy AM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial central line vascular access trainers are available but have significant limitations including cost, size, and limited durability when used for the complete procedure. A unique central venous access trainer was constructed using silicone loaf pan, ballistic gel, copper pipe and aluminum rods as vessels cond...

journal_title：Ultrasound quarterly

authors： Harrington D,Damon A,Clifton W,Simon L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00