Future of Breast Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Publication date: June 2014 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound, Volume 22, Issue 2 Author(s): Ming-Kwang Shyu (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Emergency Ultrasound
Publication date: June 2014 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound, Volume 22, Issue 2 Author(s): Wan-Ching Lien (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome with Löeffler's Endocarditis
Publication date: Available online 21 June 2014 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound Author(s): Li-Tan Yang , Sheng-Han Tsai , Yi-Shan Tsai , I-Chuang Liao , Chih-Hsin Hsu , Wei-Chuan Tsai Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), or Löeffler's endocarditis, is a heterogenous group of disorders marked by the sustained overproduction of eosinophils involving different organ systems. Cardiac involvement, recognized as endocardial thickening and left ventricular (LV) mural thrombi, is the major cause for morbidity and mortality. Herein, we present a case with idiopathic HES complicated with severe cardiac involvement, who ...
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Diagnostic Utility of US for Detecting Rotator Cuff Tears in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Comparison with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Conclusions With a good agreement with MRI, US was shown to be a highly sensitive and accurate imaging modality in detecting full-thickness RCTs for patients with RA who have shoulder pain, but appeared to have lower sensitivity in detecting partial-thickness RCTs compared with MRI. (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Efficacy of Ultrasonography in Evaluation of Suspected Appendicitis in Pediatric Population
Conclusion US efficacy for the diagnosis of appendicitis in children is high enough to use as an imaging modality of first choice to reduce complications, hospital stay, and negative appendectomy rate. (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
The Roles of Ultrasonography and Ultrasonography-guided Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology in the Planning of Management of Thyroid Cancers
Publication date: Available online 27 June 2014 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound Author(s): Tien-Chun Chang Because of the widespread use of thyroid ultrasonography, many thyroid lesions, even thyroid cancers, can be detected early. For these small lesions, planning of the management of thyroid cancers, especially papillary thyroid cancers, is different from previous guidelines. By contrast, for the quality of life of these patients with early detected thyroid lesions, the management should be different. In addition, there are some lesions which are undetermined by fine-needle aspiration cytology, and the planning...
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Incidental Thyroid Abnormalities on Carotid Color Doppler Ultrasound: Frequency and Clinical Significance
Conclusion Thyroid evaluation during carotid ultrasound has little benefits. (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease have Higher Sonographic Enthesitis Scores than Normal Individuals: Pilot Study in Taiwan
Conclusion These data suggest that US is more sensitive than radiography and clinical assessment for the detection of entheseal abnormalities. (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Forearm Swelling following Intravenous Catheter Placement
Publication date: Available online 21 August 2014 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound Author(s): Phakamas Tanvijit , Ke-Vin Chang (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Application of Ultrasound-guided Core Biopsy in Head and Neck
Publication date: Available online 27 August 2014 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound Author(s): Chun-Nan Chen , Tsung-Lin Yang Head and neck tumor is frequently encountered clinically, but the list of differential diagnosis of neck lumps is lengthy. Consequently, the major concern of diagnostic procedure is to effectively narrow the possibility, and finally make an accurate diagnosis. Ultrasound-guided core biopsy (USCB) has been well established in many medical fields as the standard tissue sampling procedure, with less harm than open biopsy (OB) and more pathological information than ultrasound-guided fine needle...
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Lingual Thyroid: Ultrasound Assessment and Diagnosis
We report the case of a 43-year-old female who presented with a long-term lumping sensation. Head and neck ultrasonography revealed a solid tumor located in the tongue base without any thyroid tissue identified in the orthotopic position of the thyroid gland. With normal thyroid function and the cytological reports of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA), the diagnosis of an ectopic thyroid gland was confirmed. The utility of head and neck ultrasound in diagnosing ectopic thyroid glands is emphasized in this report. (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Surgeon-performed Ultrasound Elastography in the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules
Conclusion The results support the hypothesis that USE is an independent factor in determining malignant thyroid nodules. (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Follicular Lymphoma in Bilateral Submandibular Glands and Thyroid Gland
We present a 42-year-old man with right submandibular mass. A right submandibular tumor was found by ultrasound examination; in addition, nonpalpable lesions in the left submandibular gland and thyroid gland were found at the same time. Similar cytology reports suggested similar origins of these tumors. The final diagnosis of the right submandibular gland after excisional biopsy was follicular lymphoma. Information from the image is sometimes not enough to make a diagnosis, therefore invasive procedures like fine needle aspiration are essential. If the cytology report is beyond expectation, further management is required. ...
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Diagnosis of Giant Cell Tumor of Temporomandibular Joint with Ultrasound-guided Core Needle Biopsy
Publication date: Available online 29 August 2014 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound Author(s): Chih Yung Yang , Cheng-Ping Wang Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) tumors may initially present with symptoms similar to TMJ internal derangements and myositis of masticatory muscles. However, malignant tumors and specific types of benign tumors, such as giant cell tumors, may need aggressive surgical intervention. The current case is a 41-year-old man who initially presented with right preauricular pain. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a destructive bone lesion over the right TMJ with temporal bone destruction. A biopsy c...
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Comparison of Two Elasticity Scoring Systems in the Assessment of the Cervical Lymph Nodes
Conclusion For qualitative RTE, the four-point scoring system had value similar to the five-point scoring system in predicting malignancy in cervical LNs. Furthermore, the reliability was comparable in both scoring systems. For the purpose of simplified evaluation, we suggested using the four-point scoring system to rate the qualitative RTE in the future. (Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound)
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - October 13, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
