BACKGROUND Ultrasound (US) elastography can provide information about the hardness of calcification and might help decide treatment strategy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hardness of the calcific area within rotator cuffs by US elastography as an aid for the selection of aspiration or fine-needle repeated puncture for the treatment of rotator cuff calcific tendinosis. METHODS...

BACKGROUND Ultrasonography performed shortly after a direct or indirect muscle trauma may be confusing. The extent of a muscular tear can be difficult to assess because of oedema, intramuscular haematomas and red infarct. The aim of this study was to find out if it is possible to assess the extent of muscular lesions shortly (6 to 48 hours) after a trauma with improved accuracy using contrast-e...

background: carpal tunnel syndrome (ctu) is the most common neuropathy in the body and one of the most important causes of occupational disability. the aim of the present study was to compare the diagnostic power of doppler sonography and gray scale in diagnosing cts and their comparison with nerve conduction studies (ncv). methods: in this analytical study, diagnostic value of doppler and gray...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to compare the imaging features of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and their diagnostic accuracy on agent detection imaging (ADI) and grayscale ultrasonography (US). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty non-consecutive patients (age range; 32-80 years, mean age; 53.7 years) with 30 RCCs were examined with gray-scale US and with ADI in conjunction with using SH U 508A. We described the ...

BACKGROUND Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) for depiction of microvascular flow in thyroid nodules was compared with color/power Doppler imaging (CDI/PDI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS). In addition, the diagnostic performance of conventional ultrasound combined with SMI for differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules was evaluated. METHODS Preoperative conventional u...

Patients with overt hypothyroidism show decreased echogenicity of the thyroid at ultrasonography . The purpose present study was to evaluate effectiveness for diagnosing most common and guide patients appropriate treatment by ultrasonography. This have been conducted on 80Patients, age group between 20-70 years, in period January 2020 October 2021. Thyroid carried out type ultrasound (US) machi...

Gray-scale renal ultrasonography (US) is still performed as a matter of course during the initial evaluation of both native and transplant renal dysfunction. The results, however, often fail to impact on the differential diagnosis or management of renal diseases. Despite major technological advances, gray-scale renal US has remained largely unchanged since the 1970s. It provides only basic anat...

PURPOSE To evaluate intra- and interobserver reliability of the gray scale/dynamic range of the phantom image evaluation of ultrasonography using a standardized phantom, and to assess the effect of interactive education on the reliability. METHODS Three radiologists (a resident, and two board-certified radiologists with 2 and 7 years of experience in evaluating ultrasound phantom images) perf...