MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Journal of Clinical Ultrasound' source. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:37:35 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661537&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21884 Conclusions.Bedside thoracic US is an accurate method that can be used in trauma patients instead of CXR for the detection of pneumothorax. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661537 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5661537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5652003&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21885 AbstractAfter limb amputation, neuromas may be asymptomatic when not compressed, but can cause unexplained discomfort when a prosthesis is worn. The sonographic presentation of multiple postamputation neuromas has rarely been reported. A 40‐year‐old female with a left, below‐elbow amputation suffered from late‐onset stump pain and prosthesis intolerance. Physical examination revealed a painful nodule, whereas sonographic findings disclosed three hypoechoic masses derived from the median, ulnar, and radial nerves. Marked pain reduction was reported 2 weeks after sonography‐guided steroid injection. Investigation of all damaged nerves in the residual limbs is important. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5652003 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5652003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5652004&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21899 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5652004 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5652004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640129&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21886 AbstractA 44‐year‐old woman, who had undergone orthotopic cardiac transplantation in 1999, presented acute allograft rejection 4 months after childbirth. Analysis of myocardial deformation by speckle tracking echocardiography showed, in contrast with traditional markers of systolic function, a strong reduction of left ventricular strain, which recovered, together with rejection, under pharmacological treatment. This case documents the potential advantages of speckle tracking echocardiography in the noninvasive management of transplant recipients. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640129 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:24:16 +0100 5640129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640133&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21890 We present two cases of fetal cardiac rhabdomyoma. In each case, fetal ultrasound assessment revealed the intracardiac tumors that were confirmed on postnatal imaging. The mother and her previous child were examined for the markers of tuberous sclerosis and diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis was confirmed. Two years later, cardiac rhabdomyomas were again diagnosed in her subsequent pregnancy. In the postpartum period, total regression of the tumors occurred in both cases. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640133 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5640133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640132&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21889 We present a case of testicular torsion in a newborn with increased testicular vascularity demonstrated by ultrasound and suggesting a torsion‐detorsion sequence. Management of patients with torsion involves assessing the risks of neonatal surgery versus the possibility offinding viable testicular tissue at surgical exploration. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640132 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5640132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640131&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21888 Conclusions.The increase in thalamic volume with gestation can be described adequately by a quadratic equation. The moderate interobserver repeatability is attributed to the similar echogenicity between the thalamus and its surrounding structures. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640131 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5640131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640130&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21887 Conclusions.CEUS with a fixed probe on finger joints immersed in water detected synovial vascularization in RA, producing results suitable for standardized software analysis and avoiding artifacts. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640130 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5640130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631458&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21882 Conclusions.This study confirms the preload dependence and limited clinical usefulness of most Doppler variables, such as e′ lat, to evaluate diastolic function in intensive care unit patients. Indices, such as E/e′, may be of interest in these cases. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631458 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:28:07 +0100 5631458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621922&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21871 AbstractEchocardiographic assessment of left atrial size from M‐mode or 2D echocardiography measurements has been used in clinical and research studies for years, but its accuracy is now questioned. New techniques, such as 3D and tissue Doppler imaging, assessing velocities, strain and strain rate, provide improved prognostic value in a wide range of diseases. 2D strain imaging using speckle tracking on B‐mode images may yield even better, angle‐independent, results than tissue Doppler imaging‐derived strain echocardiography. Finally, velocity vector imaging is a novel image analysis technique that may be used to quantify left atrial volume. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621922 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:12:23 +0100 5621922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612585&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21881 AbstractA 20 year‐old man presented with pain and swelling of the left submandibular area. Neck sonography revealed enlargement of the submandibular gland, coarsening of its echotexture with a few calculi and a multiloculated cystic lesion. Doppler sonography revealed venous flow within the cystic lesion and aneurysmal dilatation of the adjacent facial vein. CT angiography confirmed the facial vein aneurysm. We hypothesize that inflammation of the gland had weakened the wall of the adjacent facial vein, causing aneurysmal dilatation. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612585 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:58:15 +0100 5612585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600463&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21880 We report a case of fetal intra‐abdominal umbilical vein varix associated with additional sonographic abnormalities and detected at 31 weeks' gestation. Several follow‐up sonographic examinations were performed, and the prenatal findings were confirmed on postnatal ultrasound. The diagnosis was facilitated by the use of three‐dimensional power Doppler sonography. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600463 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:44:02 +0100 5600463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600464&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21877 In this report, we present a fatal case of transient myeloproliferative disorder with unusual sonographic findings including adrenal gland enlargement and thickening of the corpus callosum. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600464 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5600464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600466&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21872 We present a case of the “onion skin” sign in a mucinous ovarian tumor. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600466 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5600466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600465&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21870 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600465 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5600465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586673&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21873 AbstractBicaval dual lumen catheters improve the efficiency of veno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by minimizing recirculation with an innovative design, which requires precise placement of three catheter ports in the superior vena cava, right atrium, and inferior vena cava, respectively. However, the exact position of these catheter ports is usually not known during placement because they cannot be visualized with conventional radiography. We performed a retrospective review of our experience over the past year using transthoracic echocardiography to evaluate the position of the catheter ports. From a subcostal, sagittal imaging approach, we were able to identify all three catheter ports in 11 of 11 studies. At least one of the catheter ports was incorrectly positioned in 5 ... Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586673 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:33:20 +0100 5586673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586677&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21879 Conclusions:Decreased echogenicity of embryos on grayscale ultrasound in the early first trimester is correlated with an absence of cardiac activity. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586677 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5586677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586676&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21876 We describe here the case of 63‐year‐old man in whom an intramyocardial hematoma with epicardial rupture occurred after PCI. The patient was treated conservatively with a successful outcome. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586676 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5586676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586675&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21875 We present a case of an advanced invasive mole with a metastatic thrombus in the inferior vena cava in which sonography clearly showed vesicles in the myometrium, ovaries, and metastatic thrombus leading to a diagnosis of invasive mole rather than choriocarcinoma. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586675 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5586675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5586674&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.21874 We describe a patient with an isolated left subclavian artery associated with right aortic arch, patent ductus arteriosus, and ventricular septal defect. As the isolated left subclavian artery is supplied by the left vertebral artery in which blood flows in the retrograde direction, this anomaly is usually responsible for a congenital subclavian steal phenomenon. Atrophy of the left cerebral hemisphere and inverted left vertebral arterial flow were clearly depicted by echoencephalography in this patient, whose subclavian artery was connected to the main pulmonary artery by a patent ductus arteriosus. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2012. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5586674 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5586674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433933&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20894 We report a case of sonographic follow‐up showing brightening of the diffuse circumferential thickening (halo) of the carotid artery wall (the so‐called “macaroni sign”) in a patient with decreasing inflammatory activity of Takayasu arteritis over a 6‐month period. Sonographic follow‐up in patients with Takayasu arteritis may be a useful complementary tool for evaluation of inflammatory activity. Besides a reduction of halo diameter, an increase in wall echogenicity appears to be a sign of decreasing inflammation. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433933 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433932&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20899 We report the complex cystic adnexal mass like appearance of these incidentally noted cysts which mimicked malignancy on sonography in a postmenopausal female, with stage I breast cancer and vaginal spotting. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433932 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433931&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20902 We report two cases in which three‐dimensional sonography facilitated the diagnosis of these malformations. A diagnosis of Jeune syndrome was made in our first case. Our second case was found to be short‐rib polydactyly syndrome Type IV. Three‐dimensional skeletal survey visualized short ribs, short limbs, the presence of normal scapulae, and the absence of polydactyly in both cases. Three‐dimensional sonography can assist two‐dimensional sonography in providing a more accurate display of skeletal anomalies, limb abnormalities, and facial features. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433931 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433930&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20906 Conclusions.Ultrasonographic measurement of carotid IT is repeatable and reproducible, although not as good as IMT. Measurements preformed 10 mm to 13 mm upstream from the carotid bulb yield more repeatable and reproducible results. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433930 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433929&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20905 Conclusions.Germ cell tumors, sex cord‐stromal tumors, sarcomas, and lymphomas tend to appear as unilateral solid tumors. Color Doppler score is not useful for discriminating among uncommon primary ovarian malignancies. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433929 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433938&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20895 Conclusions.Nerve entrapment injury was the common sonographic finding in earthquake‐related PNI. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433938 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433937&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20896 We report the case of a 3‐month‐old infant with complicated gastroschisis requiring multiple venipunctures who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of traumatic arteriovenous fistula. Ultrasound imaging confirmed the presence of a wide‐necked AVF between the brachial artery and vein. The fistula was surgically repaired. This case report describes the clinical imaging and treatment options for infants with iatrogenic AVF. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433937 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433936&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20898 Conclusions.Stepwise sequential screening offers excellent aneuploidy screening efficiency when introduced into clinical practice. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433936 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433935&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20900 Conclusions.This study demonstrated that approximately one‐third of acute phase aneurysmal SAH patients have asymptomatic delayed cerebral infarction, which was undetected by TCCS in one‐third of them. This may explain why the accuracy of TCCS to predict clinical symptomatic cerebral vasospasm is suboptimal. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433935 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433934&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20901 We report a case of gastroschisis that was suspected at sonography at 11 weeks + 3 days of amenorrhea. Although early detection does not alter prenatal management of this condition nor does it affect neonatal outcome, it allows early counseling ofthe parents.©2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433934 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5433934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5412643&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20893 We report the case of a patient that survived hyperacute‐type acute liver failure (ALF) and who showed a dramatic change in the value of shear wave velocity (SWV) measured by ARFI, which corresponded with the severity of her liver damage. The value of SWV increased significantly up to 3.6 ± 0.3 m/s during the encephalopathy phase and then decreased along with the recovery of liver function, the blood flow of the right portal vein, and the liver volume. These findings suggest the value of SWV in ALF as a reliable marker of liver tissue damage. Further investigations of the pathophysiological significance of SWV in ALF are warranted. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5412643 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5412643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5444091&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20903 Conclusions.The reliability of sonographic examination of the thickness of the plantar fascia is high. Mean gray‐level analysis of quantitative sonography can be used for the evaluation of echogenicity, which could reduce discrepancies in the interpretation of echogenicity by different sonographers. Longitudinal instead of transverse scanning is recommended for imaging the plantar fascia. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5444091 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5444091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5433928&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20904 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5433928 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5433928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5424550&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20875 We report a case in which the diagnosis was made with contrast‐enhanced transvaginal sonourethrography. The microbubble contrast agent could be seen filling the diverticular cavity via its opening. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5424550 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5424550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5412642&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20897 Conclusions.Based on the morphology study, the performance of breast ultrasound in characterizing the solid breast mass as benign or malignant was not significantly improved with SRI. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5412642 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5412642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5391874&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20892 Conclusions.BFI is an accurate method that minimally underestimates RAS. It might provide an additional benefit to CDU in patients with RAS. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5391874 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5391874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5368338&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20890 Conclusions.Intra‐articular injections through the suprapatellar bursa under US guidance increased the accuracy of knee joint injections. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound,2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5368338 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5368338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5351064&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20889 Conclusions.Isolated short femur in the second‐trimester US examination is associated with a subsequent delivery of SGA and LBW neonates. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5351064 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:46:30 +0100 5351064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5351067&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20888 We report the sonographic findings in a case of fibrous pseudotumor of the tunica vaginalis. Scrotal gray‐scale sonography revealed a well‐margined, hypoechoic mass with an onion ring appearance and central calcifications in the left scrotum. Color Doppler sonography showed no blood flow within the mass. The pathological examination revealed a fibrous pseudotumor with a paucicellular and fibroblastic proliferation of cells within a hyalinized collagenous stroma. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5351067 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5351067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5351066&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20886 Conclusions.Preoperative US‐guided hookwire insertion in nonpalpable cervical lesions provides surgeons with an effective means of lesion location. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5351066 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5351066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5351065&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20887 We present the sonographic findings in such a case. The postnatal outcome after successful respiratory management and surgical repair was good. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5351065 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5351065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5326538&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20876 AbstractIn patients presenting with neck and upper limb complaints, MRI changes suggestive of cervical disc disease do not exclude concomitant extraforaminal pathology, as shown in the series of three cases presented here. High‐resolution ultrasound of the brachial plexus and peripheral nerves may be useful in identifying an extraforaminal pathology when (1) symptoms and signs are disproportionate to MRI findings of cervical disc disease; (2) there is obvious discordance between MRI and nerve conduction findings; (3) an entrapment neuropathy is suspected but the site of nerve lesion is unidentifiable on the basis of available investigations and clinical findings. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5326538 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:36:42 +0100 5326538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5317882&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20884 Conclusions.US‐guided thoracentesis is associated with lower total hospital stay costs and lower incidence of pneumothorax and hemorrhage. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5317882 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:28:02 +0100 5317882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5307127&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20836 AbstractA case of conjoined twins after frozen embryo transfer at early blastocyst stage is described. The diagnosis was made early at 7 weeks by vaginal sonography and later confirmed by spatiotemporal image correlation with power Doppler. The value of spatiotemporal image correlation with Doppler in facilitating an early diagnosis of conjoined twinning is discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5307127 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:31:21 +0100 5307127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5264295&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20881 We present a case of high‐flow priapism due to perineal trauma and subsequent arteriocavernosal fistula, which was diagnosed by sonography. Selective arterial embolization led to complete detumescence without compromising the patient's erectile function. Color Doppler sonography is an appropriate diagnostic tool to diagnose arteriocavernosal fistula. Selective arterial embolization is a safe and effective therapeutic option. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5264295 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:27:36 +0100 5264295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5253889&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20873 Conclusions.USCNB should be preferred to USFNA when a definite diagnosis of a parotid solid mass is needed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5253889 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:01:49 +0100 5253889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5264299&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20885 AbstractThis case report is of a female fetus diagnosed with severe idiopathic megacystis at 21 weeks of pregnancy. Sonographic monitoring demonstrated normal amniotic fluid volume and renal structures, absence of hydronephrosis, ureteral dilation, and associated abnormalities. Conservative management was chosen with postnatal confirmation of diagnosis. The neonate presented seizures, and subsequent magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated transverse sinus thrombosis with adjacent ischemic damage. At present, the infant is 2 years old, and she is thriving normally and maintains urinary continence with spontaneous voidings. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5264299 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5264299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5264298&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20879 We present a case of sonographically detected transient gas in the portal vein in a 4.5‐month‐old infant who had a history of two consecutive jejunectomies due to jejunal stenoses and was admitted to our hospital with clinical and laboratory findings consistent with a subacute small bowel obstruction and dehydration. Sonography excluded other pathologies and the patient was treated conservatively with success. The presence of gas in the portal vein could be a sign of an underlying mechanical obstacle, as another episode of small bowel obstruction 1 month later required surgical treatment of adhesive intestinal obstruction. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5264298 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5264298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5264297&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20878 We describe the rare combination of testicular microlithiasis, unilateral intra/extratesticular varicocele, and tubular ectasia of the rete testis in a 17‐year‐old boy who presented with testicular pain following a trauma. He had a prior history of undescended testis and orchiopexy in childhood. His workup included a normal abdominal ultrasound and a sperm analysis demonstrating a low sperm count with sperm dysmotility. A follow‐up ultrasound was unchanged, and he has been managed conservatively. This combined set of findings has not been previously reported. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5264297 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5264297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5264296&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20874 Conclusions.These preliminary results suggest that by using a novel analysis approach involving an anatomic reference point, raters can achieve high agreement on measurement of position of hyoid at maximal displacement relative to rest. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5264296 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5264296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241717&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20869 We report a case of diastematomyelia localized to spinal levels T6‐T9 diagnosed prenatally at 31 weeks' gestation and review the existing literature on the diagnosis and management of this condition during pregnancy. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241717 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:57:48 +0100 5241717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241719&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20877 We present a case of a 48‐year‐old female with a history of cholecystectomy and recurrent attacks of pancreatitis whose initial abdominal sonography (US) revealed multiple conglomerated stones in the descending part of the duodenum. Abdominal CT, MRI, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed the same findings. The distended sacciform distal intramural segment of the common bile duct was protruding into the duodenum. The imaging findings explained the etiology of the patient's recurrent attacks of pancreatitis and led to surgical excision of the choledococele. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241719 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5241719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241718&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20870 AbstractWe sought to compare the inferior vena cava diameter measured by transthoracic echocardiography and by transesophageal echocardiography in human and animals. Transthoracic echocardiography yielded lower inferior vena cava diameter values than transesophageal echocardiography. Adult and pediatric intensivists should pay attention to the risk of false measurement of the inferior vena cava anterior‐posterior diameter that may be due to compression of the inferior vena cava by the sonographic probe when the subxiphoid view is used. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241718 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5241718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241725&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20872 We report the sonographic and CT findings in a patient with an epiploic appendage strangulated within a Spigelian hernia sac. The patient presented with a small, tender, palpable mass, which, at sonography, was located within the abdominal wall, lateral to the rectus abdominis muscle, and had the appearance of an inflamed epiploic appendage. The same findings were confirmed by unenhanced CT. Surgery showed an epiploic appendage of the sigmoid colon within a small Spigelian hernia; the appendage was torsed around its pedicle at the entrance into the hernia sac. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241725 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5241725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241724&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20863 Conclusions.Cardiac, especially valvular abnormalities are common in SLE patients and increase with age and disease duration and activity. Inclusion of echocardiography in the clinical evaluation of SLE patients could help identify an important subset of patients with cardiac abnormalities. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241724 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5241724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241723&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20871 Conclusion.Reduction in computer screen brightness deteriorates the intraobserver variation of visual plaque classification. This finding could explain some of the discrepancy in reproducibility results reported and should be taken into account when using visual characterization methods. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241723 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5241723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241722&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20883 Conclusions.TVS performed directly after diagnostic hysteroscopy in infertile patients provides additional nformation regarding tubal patency. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241722 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5241722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241721&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20882 In this report, we describe a case of pulmonary sequestration with hydrops fetalis, which was successfully treated by thoracoamniotic shunting. A sonographic Doppler study in this case suggested that the underlying mechanism of the hydropic change in a fetus with extralobar pulmonary sequestration may have differed from that in fetuses with primary hydrothorax not associated with a structural anomaly. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241721 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5241721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5241720&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20880 AbstractJunctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is a rare type of tachyarrhythmia. A 39‐year‐old woman was transferred to our hospital for fetal tachyarrhythmia at 32 weeks' gestation. Fetal cardiac sonography revealed atrial and ventricular rates of 120–130 and 175–230 bpm, respectively, without 1:1 atrioventricular relationship. As ventricular tachycardia was considered to be the most probable diagnosis, transplacental therapy with digoxin and sotalol was done with partial response. Diagnosis of JET was made after birth. Although fetal JET is rare and prenatal diagnosis and treatment of this condition is still a challenge, differential diagnosis of fetal tachyarrhythmia should include this disorder. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical... Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5241720 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5241720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5187040&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20868 We describe the prenatal sonographic findings in an index case of the Rolland‐Desbuquois type, with the diagnosis made by neonatal skeletal survey. Recognition of the unique vertebral disorganization may be used to prenatally distinguish dyssegmental dysplasia from other severe short‐limbed conditions. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5187040 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5187040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5165376&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20862 AbstractMalignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the sigmoid colon is extremely rare and imaging characteristics of MFH during contrast‐enhanced sonography have not been described yet. Here we report the case of a 55‐year‐old man suffering from MFH in the sigmoid colon, with an emphasis on contrast‐enhanced sonography findings. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5165376 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:06:20 +0100 5165376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5165377&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20861 Conclusions.Long‐term follow‐up US after successful EA of benign thyroid cysts and predominantly cystic thyroid nodules revealed a high incidence of findings that are usually associated with malignancy. Recognizing these consequences of the procedure would help avoid unnecessary FNA on post‐EA nodules. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5165377 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5165377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5134616&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20865 We present a case of a fetus with thanatophoric dysplasia having high‐output cardiac failure due to a large placental chorioangioma. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5134616 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:37:08 +0100 5134616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5134617&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20860 We describe a case of unusual sonographic signs in a young woman with cardiac arrest due to massive pulmonary embolism showing spontaneous blood echogenicity in the inferior vena cava (“sludge sign”) and nonmodulated (“flat”) Doppler waveform in the left lower limb veins, suggesting isolated iliac vein thrombosis. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5134617 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5134617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5090628&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20825 Conclusions.Most cases of limb defects are believed to be secondary to a vascular insult occurring early in embryonic life. The reason for upper limb predominance remains unclear. Perinatal outcome in this series was poor with the majority of pregnancies terminated. Long‐term functional outcome depends on the severity of the limb reduction defect. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5090628 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5090628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5090627&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20859 We report a case of lateral facial cleft (Tessier 7) diagnosed by sonography at a gestational age of 24 weeks. Two‐dimensional sonography revealed a fetus appropriate for gestational age without obvious anomaly, but a three‐dimensional sonogram with surface mode rendering showed asymmetrical macrostomia as a result of a left lateral facial cleft. Our case highlights the advantage of using three‐dimensional sonography in the prenatal diagnosis of lateral facial clefts. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5090627 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5090627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5090626&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20864 This report describes a case of PDHc deficiency with antenatal brain dysgenesis depicted in detail by fetal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. This is the first case report clearly demonstrating the developing mechanism and time course of antenatal brain lesions in a patient with PDHc deficiency. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals,Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5090626 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5090626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5090625&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20866 We report the sonographic findings in a case of soft tissue chondromyxoid fibroma in the foot confirmed pathologically. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5090625 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5090625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5002471&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20817 We report the case of a 72‐year‐old woman with a fish bone‐induced granulation tissue in the gastric wall that was initially diagnosed as a submucosal tumor by panendoscopy. High‐frequency endoscopic ultrasonography identified the linear calcified fish bone embedded in a heterogeneous mass. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5002471 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5002471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5090624&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20867 We report a case of APW that was detected by prenatal fetal echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed postnatally with an additional partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Corrective surgery was performed at the age of 1 week. Prenatal diagnosis of APW is important because an operation early after birth is required to prevent congestive heart failure due to high pulmonary blood flow. It is essential to visualize the aortopulmonary septum during fetal echocardiographic examination. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5090624 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5090624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5002470&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20858 We describe a case of appendiceal mucocele in a 78‐year‐old woman that was initially misdiagnosed as a potentially malignant right ovarian tumor and briefly review the literature on sonographic features of this entity. It is important to improve preoperative diagnosis so as to prevent rupture of mucocele at surgery, which may lead to pseudomyxoma peritonei, and also to seek intraoperatively for the presence of synchronous colorectal neoplasms. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5002470 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5002470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4941284&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20812 Conclusions.A posttraumatic AVF reduces parenchymal perfusion in the affected region. CE‐US examination may help in monitoring fistulas during the active phase and following spontaneous closure. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4941284 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:44:07 +0100 4941284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4941288&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20855 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4941288 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4941288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4941287&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20856 In this report, we describe a pregnant woman in whom routine fetal anomaly scan strongly suggested a choledochal cyst at 29 weeks of gestation by demonstrating a round cystic mass in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, completely separated from the stomach, bowel loops, and gall bladder, and which showed a connection with the dilated common bile duct. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4941287 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4941287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4941286&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20857 We report the case of a male fetus with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), in whom multiple cardiac rhabdomyomas and renal angiomyolipomas were detected at 33 weeks by ultrasound with additional brain lesions detected on MRI, all confirmed after birth. DNA analysis of the TSC2 gene detected a de novo mutation in the TSC2 gene. Postnatal follow‐up and neurological examination were normal, as were the results of Holter monitoring. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4941286 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4941286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4941285&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20852 AbstractA monochorionic diamniotic triplet pregnancy was diagnosed by sonographic scan at 9 weeks of gestation. The three embryos appeared to share the same trophoblast, with two of them sharing the same amniotic sac. The two amniotic sacs were divided by a thin membrane, with no chorionic projection within it, and each amniotic sac presented a single yolk sac. Only few cases of nontrichorionic‐triamniotic triplets have been reported in the literature. Although the diagnosis was reached using the two‐dimensional ultrasound, the complementary use of three‐dimensional ultrasound helped in confirming the diagnosis, and in offering the couple an adequate counseling. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4941285 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4941285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4926161&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20847 AbstractUltrasound contrast agents have gained wide acceptance for the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions. This pictorial essay reviews the growing body of evidence that supports the use of modern ultrasound contrast agents and illustrates the enhancement characteristics of commonly encountered focal liver lesions. Pathologies discussed include metastases, hepatocellular carcinomas, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular adenomas, hemangiomas, abscesses, complex cysts, and focal fatty deposition. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4926161 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:17:38 +0100 4926161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4941289&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20851 AbstractFetal scalp cysts are rare, and they may be easily misdiagnosed as meningoceles or encephaloceles. A 38‐year‐old pregnant woman was referred to our hospital for ultrasound examination, which revealed a small cyst above the skull with no defect in the skull. The cyst could not be seen on follow‐up ultrasound examinations. After delivery, a three‐dimensional CT scan of the head revealed no defect in skull and scalp. Fetal scalp cysts usually require surgical excision after birth, but can regress without any treatment. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4941289 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4941289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4926162&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20850 Conclusions:Real‐time US elastography does not provide conclusive information in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of SAT due to its inability to distinguish between SAT and thyroid cancer. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4926162 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4926162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4916577&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20849 Conclusions.No US finding could predict bleeding episodes and the eventual need for an emergency cesarean section. The obstetrician should be aware that sudden bleeding during pregnancy may occur in patients with placenta previa, even in the absence of any other US findings. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4916577 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:25:26 +0100 4916577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907331&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20846 This article reviews current ultrasound (US) methods of assessing placental function. The ability of ultrasound to detect placental pathology is discussed. Doppler technology to investigate the fetal, placental, and maternal circulations in both high‐risk and uncomplicated pregnancies is discussed and the current literature on the value of three‐dimensional power Doppler studies to assess placental volume and vascularization is also evaluated. The article highlights the need for further research into three‐dimensional ultrasound and alternative methods of placental evaluation if progress is to be made in optimizing placental function assessment. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907331 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:38:38 +0100 4907331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907335&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20853 We present a case of a solitary plantar fibroma with unique sonographic features with MRI and pathologic correlation. A 25‐year‐old woman presented with a left foot mass that interfered with her gait. Sonography demonstrated a well‐circumscribed, 32 mm × 27 mm × 14 mm subcutaneous mass with heterogeneous echogenicity. Unique sonographic characteristics included posterior acoustic enhancement, cystic components, and mild intratumoral hypervascularity. MRI confirmed the sonographic findings. Surgical excision was performed without complication. A pathologic diagnosis of fibroma with myxoid degeneration and cyst formation was made. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907335 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4907335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907334&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20854 We report the sonographic findings in a case of Bochdalek hernia, which showed ring‐down artifact posterior to the herniated intra‐abdominal fat. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907334 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4907334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907333&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20819 Conclusions:The older group exhibited reduced vasomotor reactivity of the radial artery after sympathetic stimulus. Peripheral vasomotor response should be interpreted with caution in elderly populations. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907333 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4907333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907332&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20841 Conclusions.Some MFI patterns had high positive predictive values and were associated with more aggressive cancers. This could be used to reduce the number of biopsy sites and detect clinically significant cancers. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907332 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4907332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907339&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20840 AbstractA 30 year‐old pregnant woman (G1P0) was diagnosed with fetal ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA) at 38 weeks of gestation. The three‐vessel view of the heart and the sagittal view of the ductal arch showed a 12‐mm fusiform dilatation of the ductus arteriosus. Turbulent flow was detected in it by color Doppler. DAA was confirmed by postnatal echocardiography within 24 hours after birth and it spontaneously closed in the neonatal period. Congenital DAA, usually developed in the third trimester, is potentially fatal due to the possible complications such as spontaneous rupture, dissection, and thromboembolism. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907339 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4907339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907338&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20844 Conclusions.The results suggest that TR‐CDUS may be useful for preoperative detection of the number of the vessels of the cardinal ligament. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907338 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4907338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907337&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20845 We report a rare case of an isolated and unsuspected thrombosis in the right internal iliac vein. The presentation was atypical with regard to the clinical manifestations and the thrombus location. The patient was admitted for an acute abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa. The thrombosis was suspected on the basis of a portal‐phase contrast‐enhanced abdominal CT but the lack of a delayed phase did not allow confirmation. Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound confirmed the diagnosis, by displaying a well‐defined filling defect. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907337 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4907337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4907336&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20848 AbstractA 38‐year‐old gravida 4, para 2 woman with a history of two Cesarean sections and one curettage was referred to our hospital, because of painless vaginal bleeding and 6 weeks + 2 days of amenorrhea. The first diagnosis was Cesarean scar pregnancy, managed with methotrexate. Subsequently, an arteriovenous malformation developed, which was diagnosed with color Doppler imaging. The diagnosis was confirmed with angiography. Successful bilateral uterine artery embolization was performed with ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (Onyx), n‐butyl‐2‐cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl), and gelfoam. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4907336 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4907336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4867454&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20843 We described the sonographic, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of pararectal splenosis in a 23‐year‐old man. The lesions appeared as multiple, well‐circumscribed, small, round, homogenously solid masses of different sizes at the retrovesical and pelvic region detected during the imaging workup of Behçet disease. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4867454 Fri, 27 May 2011 17:30:48 +0100 4867454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4867458&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20797 Conclusions:CEUS examination yields some specific findings that are useful in the diagnosis of PICC. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4867458 Thu, 26 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4867458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4867457&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20838 We describe the ultrasonography (US) and color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) findings of peripheral neuropathy in a patient with POEMS syndrome. In US examination, peripheral nerves were found to be diffusely thickned in both upper limbs. CDUS imaging showed arterial blood flow with low systolic peaks on the nerves. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4867457 Thu, 26 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4867457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4867456&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20842 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4867456 Thu, 26 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4867456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4867455&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20839 We report the case of a scapular body fracture that was visualized with ultrasound and confirmed with three‐dimensional CT. Ultrasound examination showed a comminuted fracture along the lateral border of the left scapula. We suggest scanning of the scapula, particularly the lateral scapula border, in patients with a history of shoulder trauma who continue to have symptoms in the shoulder girdle. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4867455 Thu, 26 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4867455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4799557&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20768 We report a case of timely diagnosis of placenta increta by sonography during the third stage of labor, which avoided any attempt at manual removal of a retained placenta and thus prevented additional postpartum bleeding. The use of intra‐cervical injection of vasopressin and methotrexate and application of transcatheter arterial embolization of bilateral uterine arteries and right internal iliac arteries resulted in a good outcome. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4799557 Mon, 09 May 2011 17:50:21 +0100 4799557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4791897&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20822 Conclusions.Renal RI and PI can reflect damages related to proteinuria and DM. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4791897 Fri, 06 May 2011 23:23:44 +0100 4791897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4791898&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20836 AbstractA case of conjoined twins after frozen embryo transfer at early blastocyst stage is described. The diagnosis was made early at 7 weeks by vaginal sonography and later confirmed by spatiotemporal image correlation with power Doppler. The value of spatiotemporal image correlation with Doppler in facilitating an early diagnosis of conjoined twinning is discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4791898 Thu, 05 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4791898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4785098&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20837 Conclusions:The combination of IVC diameter and collapsibility index is a simple a semiquantitative approach that might provide a better estimation of RAP. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4785098 Thu, 05 May 2011 22:19:49 +0100 4785098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4785103&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20823 We present the imaging findings in a case of pancreatic splenosis, in which a confident diagnosis was achieved with the use of CEUS and confirmed by a labeled heat denatured red cell scan. Accumulation of ultrasound contrast microbubbles in splenic tissue can be readily visualized on late‐phase CEUS and this technique has already been used to confirm the nature of intrapancreatic accessory spleens. This case shows that it can also confirm the diagnosis of splenosis. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4785103 Tue, 03 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4785103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4785102&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20824 We report a case of a meconium pseudocyst secondary to ileal atresia and midgut volvulus. Initially, a single anechoic cyst was detected on prenatal sonography. The cyst gradually increased in size during the second trimester and eventually appeared as a large mass in the lower abdomen with echogenic content and associated with bowel dilatation. This case indicates that until the mid third trimester a single sonolucent cyst without signs of bowel obstruction may be associated with congenital intestinal obstruction. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4785102 Tue, 03 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4785102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4785101&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20833 Conclusions.This method comparison study shows that the geometric formula for a cylinder has good agreement with VOCAL and can determine the volume of the cervix in a faster way. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4785101 Tue, 03 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4785101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4785100&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20835 Conclusions:Renal VII is typically lower in DN than in controls and moderately correlated with SCC, which reflects renal function in DN, but does not offer a significant advantage over arterial resistance index. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4785100 Tue, 03 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4785100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4785099&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20831 Conclusions.CEUS is as effective as CT for characterizing nontraumatic focal lesions of the spleen. If CEUS findings are consistent with a benign splenic lesion, CT seems to be of limited additional value. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4785099 Tue, 03 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4785099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4772909&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20826 AbstractSchwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors derived from Schwann cells and are the most common type of peripheral nerve tumor. Schwannomas occur mainly in the extremities, trunk, and head and are rarely manifested in the axilla. Although various solid tumors can develop in the axilla, only a few cases of schwannoma in the axillary cavity have been reported. Herein, we describe the sonographic appearance of a schwannoma arising from the brachial plexus in the axilla. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4772909 Sun, 01 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4772909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4772908&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20829 We present a case of prolapsed simple ureterocele in an adult woman, evaluated by transvaginal micturating sono‐urethrography. High‐frequency transvaginal sonography of the urethra performed during micturation revealed the relationship of the ureterocele with the urethral wall. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4772908 Sun, 01 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4772908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4772907&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20832 We present the prenatal two‐ and three‐dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) findings in two cases of severe penoscrotal hypospadias. 3D sonography was used for better definition of ambiguous genitalia. The images were compared with postnatal clinical features. Despite hypospadias being the most common urogenital anomaly of male neonates, the diagnosis is often missed before birth. Performing prenatal ultrasound should include the study of genitals, not only determining the sex. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4772907 Sun, 01 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4772907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4772906&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20828 We report the sonographic findings of a rare case of gastric duplication cyst, communicating with the gastric lumen in a 30‐year‐old woman. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4772906 Sun, 01 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4772906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4772905&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20834 We present the case of a fetus with a first‐trimester septated cystic hygroma and cavum velum interpositum cyst. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4772905 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4772905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4738390&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20830 Conclusions.Nonsubungual glomus tumors are rare soft‐tissue tumors with abundant vascularity and arterial flow pattern. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4738390 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:57:06 +0100 4738390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4716868&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20821 We report the case of a 39‐year‐old woman who presented with a pelvic mass extending into the upper abdomen. Transabdominal sonography revealed a complex left adnexal mass. Color Doppler imaging and spectral Doppler analysis showed increased vascularity with low impedance blood flow signals, suggestive of neovascularization. The patient underwent a laparotomy and a 56‐kg predominantly cystic tumor was removed from the left adnexal region. The patient died 3 months later with pulmonary metastases and massive pulmonary hemorrhage. Postmortem resampling of the ovarian tumor initially diagnosed as mucinous cystadenoma showed nodular areas of malignant pleomorphic cells consistent with angiosarcoma. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultr... Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4716868 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:16:39 +0100 4716868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4716872&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20808 Conclusions.Although 3D US in the diagnosis of adnexal masses appeared more reproducible than 2D US, the difference was not statistically significant. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4716872 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4716872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4716871&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20816 Conclusions.High values of follicular volume were associated with anovulatory cycles. Subfollicular VI and VFI might be used as markers of follicular quality and pregnancy predictors. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4716871 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4716871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4716870&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20827 We report the imaging and pathologic findings of a case of myopericytoma of the neck in a 70‐year‐old woman, which was diagnosed by ultrasound‐guided core‐needle biopsy. The mass demonstrated homogeneous intense enhancement on contrast‐enhanced CT and was markedly hypervascular on power Doppler sonography. The histopathological findings of the core biopsy were consistent with myopericytoma. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4716870 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4716870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4716869&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20820 We describe a 35‐year‐old woman with known PFO, recurrent PE on warfarin, and Klippel‐Trenaunay syndrome—a condition with predisposition for thromboembolism—who suffered concurrent saddle PE and devastating stroke with further impending paradoxical embolus across the PFO. Optimal management in patients with biatrial thromboembolus caught in transit across PFO is challenging. Patients with recurrent PE, prothrombotic states, and PFO should be considered for PFO closure. Prompt diagnosis of impending paradoxical embolus with echocardiography and consideration of surgical removal and PFO closure are critical. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4716869 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4716869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4706595&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20818 AbstractA 24‐year‐old woman with a history of hydatid disease of the lung and brain, which was treated surgically and medically with albendazole, was admitted because of syncope. Echocardiography demonstrated a mass in the anterolateral papillary muscle and chordae tendineae. Despite negative serologic tests for Echinococcus granulosus, cytology and histology of the surgically removed mass confirmed hydatid disease. The patient was discharged and treated further with albendazole and praziquantel. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4706595 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:43:22 +0100 4706595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4700636&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20813 AbstractA female neonate with patent omphalomesenteric duct was treated by ductal excision. Six days following surgery, she developed vomiting and abdominal distension. On plain radiographs, distended bowel loops with multiple, air‐fluid levels consistent with an intestinal obstruction were evident. Sonography demonstrated an ileo‐ileal intussusception. At surgery, a 3‐cm, ileo‐ileal intussusception was noted proximal to the previous Lembert suture site and was manually reduced. Awareness of the possibility of small‐bowel intussusception following surgery was critical to ensuring prompt and successful treatment of this infant. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4700636 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:14:31 +0100 4700636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4679033&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20794 AbstractNo absract. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4679033 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4679033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4679032&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20800 We describe the “double‐vessel” sign and its relevance for the diagnosis of carotid and vertebral arterial anatomical variations in a series of four patients with stroke. In these four patients, two arteries could be seen at the expected location of the common carotid artery (CCA), leading to the diagnosis of anatomical variations including separate origin of internal and external carotid artery from the aortic arch on the left side and from the brachiocephalic trunk and the subclavian artery on the right side, early bifurcation of the CCA on both sides, and an aberrant course of the vertebral artery on the left side. The presence of two arteries at the expected location of the CCA should raise the suspicion of carotid or vertebral arterial variations. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.... Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4679032 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4679032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4679031&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20814 We report the case of a radiographically occult tibial fracture diagnosed sonographically and confirmed with CT. Ultrasound signs of cortical discontinuity and a three‐layered fluid accumulation in the deep infrapatellar bursa were demonstrated. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4679031 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4679031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4679030&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20815 Conclusions.Metastatic tumors in the breast have a wide range of sonographic appearances, with some resembling benign lesions. Any newly developed mass in a patient with a known history of extramammary malignancy, even with a probably benign US appearance, should undergo biopsy for pathologic confirmation. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4679030 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4679030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4679029&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20801 Conclusions.ΔAPV may reflect the number of hibernating segments. The relative imbalance between blood supply and oxygen consumption in regional myocardium may be one of the mechanisms by which DSE detects AHM. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4679029 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4679029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4647779&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20803 Conclusions:VWI may be a useful index to help differentiate malignant from benign lung tumors. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4647779 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4647779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4647778&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20806 We report a case of infarction of lesser omental fat in a 30‐year‐old woman who presented with epigastric pain. Sonography revealed a painful echogenic mass in the epigastrium that could not be separated from the adjacent hyperechoic pancreas and mimicked an exophytic pancreatic tumor. On CT, the mass was identified as an inflammatory lipomatous mass in the lesser sac, leading to the diagnosis of infarction of lesser omental fat. The patient was successfully treated conservatively. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals,Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4647778 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4647778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4647777&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20810 Conclusions.The fetal anal canal and rectum are visible sonographically between 18 and 40 weeks of GA. The knowledge of their normal US appearance and size from the second trimester of pregnancy onwards may help identify developmental anomalies. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4647777 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4647777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4618709&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20798 We report a case of an intrapancreatic accessory spleen in 59‐year‐old man, in which contrast‐enhanced sonography (US) using Sonazoid, a second‐generation contrast agent, was useful for the diagnosis. Sonazoid‐enhanced US could prove both hypervascularity and the existence of reticuloendothelial cell systems in the mass, which is the key to the diagnosis of an accessory spleen. Sonazoid‐enhanced US might become a standard imaging technique for the diagnosis of an accessory spleen. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4618709 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4618709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4618708&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20802 Conclusions:Provided that a strict CDUS protocol including spectral analysis of perigraft flow is used, CDUS is comparable to CTA for endoleak detection and measurement of the aneurysm diameter. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4618708 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4618708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4618707&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20807 Conclusion.In the majority of the children, the appendix can be visualized with US. Age, weight, and height affect the visualization rate of the normal appendix. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound,2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4618707 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4618707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4597652&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20799 We report the case of a 23‐year‐old male presenting with carpal tunnel syndrome and a swelling over the flexor surface of the wrist. MRI findings were initially suggestive of a median nerve schwannoma but sonography (US) showed a heterogenous mass infiltrating the flexor tendons of the fingers and displacing the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. US findings were confirmed by surgical exploration, which revealed a gouty tophus of the flexor tendons of the fingers at the wrist with secondary median nerve displacement and compression. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4597652 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4597652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4679028&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20804 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4679028 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4679028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4647776&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20811 We report the case of a child with clinical and radiological signs of nutcracker syndrome who had a history of inferior vena cava ligation during a previous surgery. He was referred for evaluation of abdominal pain and hematuria. Entrapment of the left renal vein between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta with aneurysmal dilatation was detected on Doppler ultrasonography. Magnetic resonance angiography revealed paravertebral and epidural collateral vessels.© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4647776 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4647776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4618706&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20809 We describe the ultrasound and CT findings of a giant appendicular mucocele that led us to the correct preoperative diagnosis. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4618706 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4618706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4597651&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20805 AbstractA 70‐year‐old woman was admitted to our hospital for a continuous heart murmur in the fourth intercostal space at the right sternal border. Routine echocardiography demonstrated aneurismal dilatation at the origin of right coronary artery. These findings suggested a coronary artery fistula, although its drainage site could not be identified. By shifting the patient to the right decubitus position, we could observe an abnormal color Doppler signal going from the right coronary artery into the right atrium, confirming coronary artery fistula. The right decubitus position may be helpful for the evaluation of abnormal anatomic and auscultatory findings. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011. (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4597651 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4597651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4492006&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20790 Conclusions:Visualization of the abdominal organs was satisfactory even in patients who had only fasted and received water. The use of laxative and antiflatulent preparations is not required before routine abdominal ultrasound examinations. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4492006 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4492006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4492005&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20793 We describe the first two cases of sonography demonstrating the “sedimentation sign,” which may aid in the diagnosis of tumoral calcinosis. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4492005 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4492005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4492004&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20795 We describe the transvaginal sonographic features of this syndrome. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4492004 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4492004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4474563&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20796 We describe a woman with spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending artery who presented transitory angina and electrocardiographic ST segment elevation in precordial leads. Conservative treatment was carried out. The angina and electrocardiographic changes recurred 3 days later. An intravascular vascular ultrasound was performed and the patient was stabilized following stenting. Stress testing was negative at 6‐month follow‐up and she remained asymptomatic at 18 months. We discuss the usefulness of an intravascular ultrasound study to establish the therapeutic strategy. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4474563 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4474563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4421476&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20789 Conclusions:In athletes who had suffered a tear of an Achilles tendon, CEUS detected small vessels that were not identified by power Doppler ultrasound in the uninjured contralateral Achilles tendon. CEUS is useful to evaluate vascularity not detected by other imaging techniques. Vascularity in the uninjured tendon seems to be increased in patients who had a previous rupture. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4421476 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4421476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4421477&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20788 We report a case in which sonographic examination revealed tumor thrombus formation in the reopened umbilical vein in a patient with hepatic cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, and portal hypertension. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4421477 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4421477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4391361&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20791 AbstractSacrococcygeal teratomas are very rarely diagnosed in the first trimester. Here we report a case of a presacral mass suggestive of a sacrococcygeal teratoma that was detected during the first trimester nuchal translucency thickness measurement at 12+1 week of gestation. Although the diagnosis was possible with conventional two‐dimensional sonography, three‐dimensional sonography facilitated prenatal counseling by providing more recognizable images to the parents. Postmortem examination of the fetus confirmed the presence of a type 2 benign immature teratoma. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4391361 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:44:57 +0100 4391361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4391362&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20792 Conclusions.US is highly sensitive in the detection of PTMO, helps differentiate between PTMO and malignant soft tissue tumors, and can be used for follow‐up of the lesions. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011; (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4391362 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4391362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4328357&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20787 Conclusions.The results showed that reliability increases when using the mean of three measurements compared with one. Limits of agreement based on intratester reliability shows that changes in thickness that are larger than 0.6 mm can be considered actual changes in thickness and not a result of measurement error. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4328357 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:25:49 +0100 4328357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4328360&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20785 We report the prenatal sonographic diagnosis of hydrometrocolpos caused by an imperforate hymen in a Down syndrome fetus, with spontaneous evacuation on the third day of life. In this case, sonographic evaluation in the 37th week revealed a large retrovesical, sharply marginated, heterogeneous, unilocular cystic structure within the fetal abdomen extending to the left side of the umbilicus. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4328360 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4328360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4328359&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20779 Conclusion:An area of focal increased vascularity with or without a mass is the best predictor of the presence of RPOC. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4328359 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4328359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4328358&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20786 We report a rare case of a mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)‐type lymphoma of the bladder, incidentally found on sonography in a 17‐year‐old girl during the workup of arterial hypertension. The diagnosis was established by a transurethral biopsy. Treatment consisted of transurethral resection of the bladder tumor and subsequent chemotherapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest patient with asymptomatic MALT‐type lymphoma of the urinary bladder. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4328358 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4328358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4291128&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20784 Conclusions: SLUS provides value in the clinical workup of breast lesions that are indeterminate or suspicious for malignancy. It identified two thirds of the MR‐detected lesions evaluated and permitted performance of US‐guided needle biopsy on 70 of 88lesions. The likelihood of finding MR‐detected lesions on SLUS was significantly higher for foci and masses than for non‐masslike lesions (P< 0.05). © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4291128 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:28:05 +0100 4291128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4291135&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20778 AbstractAn 83‐year‐old man presented with an asymptomatic mass‐like lesion in left lower lobe on chest radiograph and CT, with no change over the past 7 years. Because of discrepancy between clinical and radiological manifestations, chest color Doppler sonography was done and identified a large tortuous pulsating vessel with systemic arterial waveform flowing toward the probe and entering the lesion at its apex. Subsequent contrast‐enhanced reconstructed CT scans of the chest with angiography confirmed the diagnosis of intralobar pulmonary sequestration. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4291135 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4291135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4291134&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20780 We report a case of a gastric wall abscess in a 50‐year‐old man who presented with epigastralgia and fever. Gastroscopy revealed a subepithelial lesion on the posterior wall of the gastric body into the antrum. A follow‐up abdominal CT scan showed cystic lesions around the stomach. Endoscopic sonography helped to diagnose a gastric wall abscess. The gastric wall abscess was treated endoscopically with a needle knife incision for internal drainage. The patient was treated with antibiotics for 1 week and was discharged without complication. A follow‐up endoscopy with endoscopic sonography 1 month later revealed complete resolution of the lesion. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4291134 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4291134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4291133&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20770 We present an unusual occurrence in which office Pipelle endometrial sampling in a perimenopausal patient was complicated 10 days later by lower abdominal pain and intermittent fever. Sonography depicted findings consistent with a large pelvic abscess overriding the uterine fundus. Sonography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of the unusual pelvic abscess and, in addition, noted findings consistent with perforation of the uterus during endometrial sampling. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4291133 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4291133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4291132&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20777 Conclusions:PPNB prior to multi‐core TRUS‐guided prostate biopsy is an easy, safe, and effective technique for the control of procedure‐related pain. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4291132 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4291132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4291131&cid=s_33645_37_f&fid=33645&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fjcu.20781 Conclusions:These findings suggest that maternal serum hs‐CRP levels increase with the severity of pre‐eclampsia, reflecting endothelial dysfunction and constituting a potential marker of pathological utero‐placental perfusion, with a high risk for fetal growth restriction. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound) Journal of Clinical Ultrasound journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4291131 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4291131