Abdominal Key

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…

Fig. 1 Ileocecal tuberculosis. Transverse sonogram of the right lower abdomen shows diffuse thickening of the terminal ileum (TI) and cecum (C) Fig. 2 Ileocecal tuberculosis and associated mesenteric lymphadenitis (reproduced with…

Advantages Disadvantages Increases display dynamic range (increased sensitivity) Susceptible to tissue motion artifacts No multiple angle artifact No direction information No aliasing No velocity information Limited angle dependence Limited temporal…

Fig. 1 Newborn infant with cystic fibrosis, presenting with intestinal occlusion due to meconium ileus. Small empty colon (C) (a) is associated with distension of the small-bowel (asterisks) with liquid (arrows)…