Fig. 47.1 Hyperechoic lesion(s) with posterior acoustic shadowing Fig. 47.2 Hyperechoic lesion of septum These two presentations account for the majority of PD cases. Some patients however demonstrate less common…

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…

Fig. 49.1 3D reconstruction scheme (computer processing of the images obtained from sagittal, transverse, and coronal plane scans of the organ) The US device also makes it possible to perform…

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…