Abdominal Key

Fig. 1 Inguinal hernia. a Oblique scan of inguinoscrotal region showing the inguinal hernia containing omentum (OM) and bowel (BO). The testis (T) is undescended and located in the inguinal canal….

Fig. 1 Longitudinal (left side) and transverse (right side) scanning of cervical esophagus (arrows). T Thyroid, C Carotid artery Terminal esophagus is sub-diaphragmatic and can be examined by scanning sagittally the…

2 The Imaging Techniques 2.1 Sono-Elastography (Quasi-Static Elastography) This technique uses operator induced stress or endogenous stress to create strain in the tissue under the US probe. Since the amount…

Fig. 1 Schematic drawing of two types of colorectal cancer. a Mass-forming colorectal cancer. b Short segmental wall thickening Adjacent lymph node involvement is frequent and the liver is the most…

1. Malignant diseases  a. Haematologic (Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, amyloidosis)  b. Metastatic (from numerous primary sites) 2. Immunological diseases  a. Crohn’s disease  b. Ulcerative colitis  d. Systemic lupus erythematosus  e….

Fig. 1 Submucosal tumor (smt) of gastric antrum. Endosonography (a) and gastric hydrosonography (b) show a small submucosal lesion Fig. 2 Submucosal tumor (smt) of gastric antrum. Endosonography (a) and gastric hydrosonography…

Fig. 1 The pseudo-kidney sign. The strong echogenic center (corresponding to the lumen content) is surrounded by an echo-poor rim (thickened bowel wall) in a case of colonic adenocarcinoma Fig. 2 The…

Fig. 1 Transvaginal sonography showing an ovarian endometrioma (*) along with a sigmoid colon with thickened bowel wall and hyperechoic submucosal layer (#) in a Crohn’s disease patient 2 Etiology and…

Ultrasonographic findings Patients witha positive sign (#) Abnormal aspect of the small intestine 36 Increased peristalsis 32 Abdominal fluid 30 Pericardial effusion 18 In a case–control study of 11 adults…

Fig. 1 Standardized section of the antrum. Antral area is outlined The relationship between the antral area as measured by ultrasound and the amount of fasting gastric content quantitated by aspiration…