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abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the agreement between a visual and an automatic counting system of lung B-lines by ultrasound (US) as well as to test the inter- and intra-observer reliability of both systems in patients with lung diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We included four patients with different lung conditions. Four ultrasonog...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Short J,Acebes C,Rodriguez-de-Lema G,La Paglia GMC,Pavón M,Sánchez-Pernaute O,Vazquez JC,Romero-Bueno F,Garrido J,Naredo E

更新日期：2019-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Malformations of the rectum and urinary tract frequently coexist, and the prevalence of urogenital defects in patients with a rectal defect ranges from 20 to 54%. In most patients, anorectal malformations are diagnosed and treated surgically in early childhood. In this report, we present a case of a 52-year-old male w...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Kołodziejczak M,Santoro GA,Sobocki J,Szopiński T,Wiączek A,Sudoł-Szopińska I

更新日期：2017-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Non-invasive methods are required to diagnose presence and grading of esophageal varices in patients with hepatic cirrhosis and in this respect we have evaluated the role of transient elastography and abdominal ultrasound parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Cirrhotic patients were prospectively evaluated by transien...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Bintintan A,Chira RI,Bintintan VV,Nagy GA,Manzat-Saplacan MR,Lupsor-Platon M,Stefanescu H,Duma MM,Valean SD,Mircea PA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the benefits of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with high frequency transducers in the detection and characterization of small superficially located focal liver lesions (FLLs). MATERIAL AND METHODS:From January 2015 to October 2016, 27 superficial FLLs detected by MRI were examined, first with the ...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Wang WP,Dong Y,Cao J,Mao F,Xu Y,Si Q,Dietrich CF

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the value of ElastPQ measurement for differential diagnosis of benign and malignant focal liver lesions (FLLs) by using histologic results as a reference standard. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 154 patients were included. ElastPQ measurement was performed for each lesion in which the shear wave sp...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Dong Y,Wang WP,Xu Y,Cao J,Mao F,Dietrich CF

更新日期：2017-06-26 00:00:00

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journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Jfri A,Najera L,Alfageme F

更新日期：2020-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic ability of sonovaginography (SVG) with ultrasound gel in patients with endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We conducted a multicentre prospective study, which included 193 patients with symptoms highly suggestive for endometriosis. All patients were investigated...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Brătilă E,Comandaşu DE,Coroleucă C,Cîrstoiu MM,Berceanu C,Mehedintu C,Bratila P,Vladareanu S

更新日期：2016-12-05 00:00:00

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journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Chang KV,Wu WT,Özçakar L

更新日期：2019-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuraxial blockade is still largely performed as a blind procedure. Despite of developments in the type of needles used and drugs administered, the process of locating the epidural or intra-thecal space is still limited to identification of landmarks by palpation and reliance on tactile feedback of the operator. Ultra...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Srinivasan KK,Lee PJ,Iohom G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the diagnostic performance of shear wave velocity (SWV) using virtual touch tissue quantification (VTQ) of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) technology in differentiating malignant and benign thyroid nodules by conducting a meta-analysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The Cochrane library, Emba...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Dong FJ,Li M,Jiao Y,Xu JF,Xiong Y,Zhang L,Luo H,Ding ZM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to identify easy and relatively effective ultrasound criteria for metastatic mediastinal lymph node prediction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) from March 2014 to Sept...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Lin CK,Chang LY,Yu KL,Wen YF,Fan HJ,Ho CC

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Prostate biopsies are usually done with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) in B-mode (B TRUS) but multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) is the gold imaging standard for the visualization of clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa), since a lowPCa detection rate is reported for B TRUS. The aim of this study was to assess the v...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Steinkohl F,Luger AK,Pichler R,Bektic J,Rehder P,Lebovici A,Aigner F

更新日期：2018-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It is difficult to differentiate follicular carcinomas (FC) from follicular adenomas (FA) because ultrasonography and cytology provide very similar findings. FC is histopathologically diagnosed to have capsular and/or vascular invasion. In a few patients, tumor protrusions are observed by preoperative ultrasonograp...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Kobayashi K,Hirokawa M,Yabuta T,Masuoka H,Fukushima M,Kihara M,Higashiyama T,Ito Y,Miya A,Amino N,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate female runners' pelvic floor muscles using three-dimensional ultrasonography (3DUS) and surface electromyography (SEMG). MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 24 female runners. SEMG was performed using surface electrodes inserted in the vagina. 3DUS was performed using perineal...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Araujo Júnior E,Jármy-Di Bella ZI,Diniz Zanetti MR,Poli Araujo M,Dellabarba Petricelli C,Martins WP,Alexandre SM,Uchiyama Nakamura M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Maternal red blood cell alloimmunization is an important cause of fetal morbidity and mortality in the perinatal period, despite well-organized prophylaxis programs. The objective of the study was to evaluate placental elasticity by using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) in Rhesus (Rh) alloimmunized pregnan...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Cetin O,Karaman E,Arslan H,Akbudak I,Yıldızhan R,Kolusarı A

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Early monitoring of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progression in obese patients is important to avoid the development of complications associated with fatty infiltration. THE AIM:of this study was to investigate the relationship between the degrees of fatty infiltration and reduced vascular comp...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Mohammadi A,Ghasemi-rad M,Zahedi H,Toldi G,Alinia T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 84-year-old admitted with symptoms of congestive heart failure. Ultrasonography revealed a hyperechoic nodule in the left lobe of the liver, with a peripheral hypoechoic rim, multiple irregular hypoechoic nodules in both hepatic lobes, portal vein, inferior vena cava, and right atrium thrombosi...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Bălăceanu LA,Diaconu CC,Aron G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pentalogy of Cantrell, a rare syndrome, consists of the defects in the anterior diaphragm, diaphragmatic pericardium, lower sternum and supraumbilical abdominal wall, along with congenital cardiac abnormalities. Till date, only few patients with full spectrum of this syndrome have been reported with only 2 cases s...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Kachare MB,Patki VK,Saboo SS,Saboo SH,Ahlawat K,Saboo SS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We ascertained effects of hand dominance in both right and left-handed volunteers on the thickness and cross sectional area (CSA) of pronator quadratus (PQ) muscle as measured by the axial and sagittal views of ultrasound imaging. Secondly, we also aimed to document the extent of the relationship between the PQ me...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Ok N,Agladioglu K,Gungor HR,Kitis A,Akkaya S,Akkoyunlu NS,Demirkan F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the mean values of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in pancreatic neoplasms. MATERIAL AND METHOD:This pilot case-control study was conducted in a tertiary care setting and data were collected in a prospective manner. Thirty-three subjects were included and divided into two groups: 18 healthy subjects and ...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Zaro R,Dina L,Pojoga C,Vesa S,Badea R

更新日期：2018-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is the most common brain malformation. A wide spectrum of anatomical variants are characterized by a lack of midline separation of the cerebral hemispheres. The aim of this study was to assess the ultrasound diagnostic criteria for HPE. MATERIAL AND METHOD:A database of 175 fetuses with cen...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Ionescu CA,Vladareanu S,Tudorache S,Ples L,Herghelegiu C,Neacsu A,Navolan D,Dragan I,Oprescu DN

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

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journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Sporea I

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic paravertebral blockade is a simple and easy-to-learn technique with a low incidence of complications. It should be considered as a safe alternative to thoracic epidural analgesia/anaesthesia. We reviewed the techniques of thoracic paravertebral blockade with special interest to ultrasound guidance. ...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Bondár A,Szucs S,Iohom G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AimsThe present study aims to investigate the pain, anxiety and other factors that are associated with percutaneous computed tomography (CT)- and ultrasound (US)-guided biopsies of tumors.Material and MethodsThe study prospectively included 60 consecutive patients, of which 24 underwent CT-guided biopsies and 36 US-gu...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Roman A,Palego F,Achimas-Cadariu P,Vlad C,Andries A,Tomuleasa CI,Gata VA,Pintican R,Rada MP,Feier D

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the usefulness of power Doppler vocal fremitus (PDVF) breast sonography for differentiation of hamartomas from other breast (malign or benign) masses. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Two hundred and six breast masses in 180 women were evaluated. The breast lesions were scanned first by mammography (MG), th...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Yildiz S,Bakan AA,Aydın S,Kadıoglu H,Serter A,Bilgin S,Alkan A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast enhanced ultrasonography, using i.v. and/or oral/rectal contrast agents, represents a technical development of the US method, which has proved its applicability in the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the normal and pathological circulatory bed, as well as of the digestive lumen. The use of microbub...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Neciu C,Badea R,Chiorean L,Badea AF,Opincariu I

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral venous as well as arterial punctures have traditionally been performed on the basis of designated anatomical landmarks. However, due to patients' individual anatomy and vessel pathology and depending on individual operators' skill, this landmark approach is associated with a significant failure rate and com...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Dietrich CF,Horn R,Morf S,Chiorean L,Dong Y,Cui XW,Atkinson N,Jenssen C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Iohom G

更新日期：2018-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of this study was to evaluate the added value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the pancreatic cystic mass (PCM) diagnosis by using a qualitative and quantitative analysis in order to make a relevant characterization. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Between December 2008 and November 2011, 37 patients w...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Vasile TA,Socaciu M,Stan Iuga R,Seicean A,Iancu C,al Hajjar N,Zaharie T,Badea R

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrimination between axonotmesis and neurotmesis is crucial in traumatic nerve injury. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman which presented hypoesthesia in the fourth and fifth right fingers, started after surgery for Dupuytren syndrome. At ultrasound study, the ulnar digital sensory branch was identified. Bef...

journal_title：Medical ultrasonography

authors： Renna R,Coraci D,De Franco P,Erra C,Ceruso M,Padua L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00