OBJECTIVES To elucidate the differences in subcutaneous ultrasound findings between dependent edema (DE) and secondary lower extremity lymphedema (LE). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty legs in 10 patients with DE and 54 legs in 35 patients with LE, who first visited our clinic between April 2009 and December 2012, were studied retrospectively. Subcutaneous echogenicity and echo-free space (EFS) w...

OBJECTIVE To determine the distribution of echogenicity (hypoechoic, isoechoic, or hyperechoic) and predominant intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) echogenic appearance of colorectal liver metastasis. The interpatient and intrapatient variability of tumor IOUS echogenicity was assessed. DESIGN Retrospective review of prospectively collected database. SETTING Tertiary cancer center. PATI...

Objective The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between thyroid volume and age, gender, anthropometric characteristics, and echogenicity in oldest-old subjects in an iodine-sufficient area. Subjects and methods The study included 81 independent elderly individuals aged ≥ 80 years (65 [80.2%] women). We determined these individuals' anthropometric characteristics, body mass in...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Echo-lucent carotid plaques can be fragile and vulnerable to rupture, representing a risk factor for ischemic stroke. Given the studies showing that elevated levels of circulating inflammatory markers are predictive of cardiovascular events, we sought to determine whether higher levels of serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) are assoc...

Objective: To evaluate the value of liver echogenicity in predicting liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients who have no clear indication for antiviral treatment. Methods: One hundred and sixty five chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients who had no clear indication for antiviral treatment, and who underwent liver biopsies were included in this study. Ultrasound parameters and 11 serum makers...

OBJECTIVE Carotid plaque echogenicity is associated with the risk of cardiovascular events. Gray-scale median (GSM) of the ultrasound image of carotid plaques has been widely used as an objective method for evaluation of plaque echogenicity in patients with atherosclerosis. We proposed a computer-aided method to evaluate plaque echogenicity and compared its efficiency with GSM. METHODS One hu...

This study was conducted to determine uterine echogenicity by grey-scale analysis (GSA) and transcutaneous ultrasonography in pregnant sows (P-sows; n=16) and gilts (P-gilts; n=13) vs. cyclic gilts (C-gilts; n=9) between days 8 and 16 post ovulation (po) with the aims of testing for feasibility of uterine GSA and of gathering reference data. Estruses and ovulations were hormonally synchronized ...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignant renal tumor in adults. The kidney can usually be adequately imaged with real-time ultrasound (US) scanners. To summarize the ultrasonographic manifestations of RCC, we reviewed 78 patients with pathologically proved RCC. Within a per iod of 5 years , sevent y-eight patients were found to have renal masses by ultrasonography (US) study of u...