Purpose: To assess the value of realtime sonographic (US) elastography in the diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis (SAT). Methods: This study included 29 lesions from 20 patients with SAT, 33 nodules from 24 patients with multinodular goiter, and 27 nodules from 23 patients with thyroid cancer. Eighty
Ultrasound diagnosis of perforation of the gallbladder: Real-time application and the demonstration of a new sonographic sign
β Scribed by Wing-Kay Chau; Andy-Tsuda Na; Teh-Tseng Feng; Yeou-Bing Li
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 268 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Perforation of the gallbladder can now be diagnosed in a noninvase fashion due to advent of gray-scale sonography. Conditions that may simulate gallbladder perforation in sonograms include pericholecystic fluid collection, ascites, pancreatitis, and peri t ~n i t i s . l -~ These signs, however, are nonspecific. We now report a case of gallbladder perforation.
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We report an unusual case of a ruptured primary hydatid cyst of the gallbladder. The sonographic appearance-a distended gallbladder containing an intraluminal mass with undulating membranes in the neck and body-led to the diagnosis of this extremely rare condition.
Unsuspected abnormalities are occasionally detected during real-time ultrasound examinations. To determine the frequency of these findings during standard, routine real-time abdominal survey, the records of 500 consecutive examinations were reviewed. We found that a significant number of important o
## Abstract ## Purpose. To determine the safety and efficacy of realβtime, sonographicβguided, random percutaneous needle biopsy of the liver in a tertiary medical center. ## Method. From an IRBβapproved biopsy database, all patients who had random liver biopsy performed over a 24βmonth period w