Normal and Pathological Adrenal Glands
Fig. 10.1 Triangle-shaped normal left adrenal gland (arrow) 10.4 The Right Adrenal Gland The patient is placed in left lateral decubitus and asked to breathe in deeply to improve the…
Penile Color Doppler Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Erectile Dysfunction
Fig 46.1 Longitudinal scans on the left corpus cavernosum showing the cavernous artery Fig 46.2 Physiological changes of cavernous arteries’ Doppler. (1) In the flaccid state, they are observed at…
Intraoperative Ultrasound in Renal Surgery
Fig. 11.1 (a–d) Male patient 50 years old with small renal cell carcinoma recurrence of clear cell that is 1 cm at the upper pole of the left kidney. Axial…
Functional Ultrasound: Assessment of the Weight and Thickness of the Detrusor
Fig. 36.1 The inner and outer layers of the bladder wall appear hyperechoic (white) and represent the mucosa with submucosa and adventitia, respectively. The detrusor seems hypoechoic (black) and is…
Kidney Stones
Fig. 5.1 Longitudinal US scanning of the kidney shows a calcific stone, which appears as bright echogenic foci with posterior acoustic shadowing. No dilatation of collecting system is present Fig….
Renal Trauma
Fig. 7.1 Baseline US examination (a) is inadequate to detect renal laceration because it is slightly hypo-isoechoic to the surrounding parenchyma. Color Doppler (b) shows a relative homogeneous perfusion. After…
Renal Masses
Fig. 6.1 B-mode examination shows a subcapsular, hyperechoic, sharply marginated, and homogeneous lesion. After microbubble contrast agent injection, it appears as iso-hypovascular in comparison to the adjacent cortex Fig. 6.2…
Practical Recommendations for Performing Ultrasound Scanning in the Urological and Andrological Fields
Parameter Pattern Acute cystitis Wall thickness and echogenicity Increased hypoechogenicity, increased thickness of the bladder wall, between the serosa and mucosa Chronic cystitis No characteristic pattern, assessment of post-micturition…
Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: Insertion of ProACT
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Pasquale Martino and Andrea B. Galosi (eds.)Atlas of Ultrasonography in Urology, Andrology, and Nephrology10.1007/978-3-319-40782-1_19 19. Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: Insertion of ProACT Andrea Gregori1 , Virginia Varca1 and Andrea Benelli1 (1) Department…
Interventional Ultrasound: Puncture and Sclerotherapy of Renal Cysts
Fig. 15.1 Acute hemorrhage after ultrasound-guided puncture of simple renal cysts (power Doppler) As regards the technique used to treat simple renal cysts, the method most commonly adopted is the…
