Cholesterol crystals as the source of both diffuse and layered echoes in a cystic ovarian tumor

Cholesterol Crystals as the Source of Di

Cholesterol Crystals as the Source of Diffuse Echoes in a Benign Renal Cyst

✍ Jean Laperriegre; Serge Ethier; Andrea Boisjoly 📂 Article 📅 1984 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 347 KB

The presence of internal echoes of various amplitude in cystic lesions or fluid-filled anatomic structures have been explained by debris, fragmented blood clot, necrotic material, protein particles, or cholesterol crystals.' Previous reports have shown cholesterol crystals to be the source of diffus