Abdominal Key

Fig. 50.1 Strain elastography of the prostate. The movie shows the normal pattern of the prostate. Using manual compression it is possible to estimate the strain of the prostate. The…

Authors No. of patients TRUS Mean PSA values (ng/ml) with positive biopsy Connolly et al. [28] 114 Positive: 66.9 PPV Negative: 69.6 NPV 5.7 (range 0.2–35) Saleem et al. [26]…

Fig. 44.1 (a, b) A 32-year-old infertile patient with a hypoechoic, non-palpable lesion of 1 cm, soft at elastography (a). The lesion is markedly vascularised at colour Doppler interrogation (b)…

Fig. 37.1 (a) Transvaginal US. Anatomical elements: a pubic arcuate ligament, C bladder neck, U urethra, and Ve bladder. (b) Transrectal US. Anatomical elements: A pubic arcuate ligament, Ve bladder,…

Fig. 34.1 Diverticulum When indicated, distal ureters can be evaluated for dilation or the presence of other anomalies (intramural (Fig. 34.2) or juxtavesical calculi). Fig. 34.2 Intramural calculi Echo Doppler…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….