By comparing imaging findings and liver and kidney functions between ... or CT (Somatom Definition). Ultrasound evaluations followed a 12-h fasting period and were performed in multiple positions to ...

Nephrolithiasis is diagnosed by ultrasound, a common method to detect nephrolithiasis. The presence of solid echogenic dots and clusters in the kidney that show posterior acoustic shadowing on the ...

The low molecular weight heparin was stopped for 24 h and a diagnostic thoracentesis performed using a 21G needle under ultrasound guidance with successful ... Urgent repeat CT (figure 1) showed ...

For adequate interpretation of breast ultrasound, the normal breast ultrasonographic anatomy must be clearly understood. The skin of the breast, usually 1 to 3mm thick, is imaged as 2 hyperechoic ...

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...

In its early stages, kidney disease may not cause any symptoms or signs. However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in ...

Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) examination of the prostate ... The outer gland is usually more echogenic than the inner gland; the boundary between the two represents the 'surgical capsule' of ...

Anyone who's ever had a kidney stone will tell you there's nothing else like the mind-numbing, excruciating pain. Sometimes a patient will have a single stone and then never have a recurrence. Other ...

Your doctor might do a kidney ultrasound if you have hearing problems, a preauricular pit, and one or more of the following: A family history of deafness A family history of kidney deformity ...

1 Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 3 Harvard Medical School, ...