US Contrast Media in Andrology
Fig. 54.1 Complex cyst type 3 (a). CEUS demonstrates thick septa of the cyst (b) Renal clear cell carcinoma is the most common renal malignancy, and it is the lesion…
Prostate and Seminal Vesicles: Ultrasound Anatomy and Scanning Methods
Fig. 20.1 Traditional convex probe with 3.5 MHz frequency The quality of the images is related to the number, dimensions, and structure of the crystals and to the scan converter….
The Testicles: Cystic Lesions
Fig. 39.1 Epididymal cyst/spermatocele. Longitudinal ultrasonographic image showing an anechoic lesion with well-defined margins in the head of the epididymis (asterisk) Very large epididymal cysts may occasionally be difficult to…
Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Disease of the Bladder
Fig. 35.1 Historical image of transurethral US of the bladder. The picture demonstrates two small intraluminal bladder masses. Bladder wall is easily identified, showing that one of the bladder mass…
Prostatic Carcinoma
Fig. 24.1 Hypoechoic area localized in the peripheral portion of the left prostatic lobe Fig. 24.2 Neoplasm localized in the anterior horn in the left prostatic lobe (Red arrows) Fig….
Acute and Chronic Nephropathy
Fig. 2.1 Grayscale image of normal kidney size and echogenicity. Elementary information given by B-mode includes kidney size, parenchymal thickness, cortical echogenicity, corticomedullary differentiation, and renal profiles. (a) Coronal section…
US-Assisted Positioning of Central Venous Catheter
Fig. 57.1 Right probe position. The probe should be kept between the inch and the other fingers of the hand 57.4 Ultrasound Setting Ultrasound setting is fundamental before starting to…
The Transplanted Kidney
, Nicola Carboni1, Daniela Dabbene1, Giuliano Peta1, Paola Piccinni1, Anna Clara Renzi1 and Gian Marco Giuseppetti1 (1) University Politecnica delle Marche, Az. Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy Ultrasound evaluation of the transplanted kidney is fairly simple because the…
Ultrasound Guided Treatment of Prostatic Cancer: Cryoablation
Fig. 31.1 Transperineal placement of cryoprobes using the “freehand technique”: cryoprobes (large white tubes) and thermometers (small white tubes with blue wires) Fig. 31.2 Transperineal placement of cryoprobes using the…
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Fig. 23.1 The prostate volume is obtained with the multiplication of the three diameters (latero-lateral × anteroposterior × craniocaudal) × 0.52 (according to ellipsoid formula), in transabdominal approach Fig. 23.2…
