Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Background:The ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter is well established for hepatic steatosis detection in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The diagnostic performance of ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter was evaluated ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Purpose:Placenta accreta spectrum encompasses abnormal placental attachment disorders characterised by progressive invasion into the uterine wall. Its incidence is rising due to increasing caesarean section rates and advanced maternal age, posing ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Granular cell tumours are rare lesions that can mimic breast carcinoma due to their shared radiological and clinical characteristics. As they are almost always benign, it is important to include these lesions as a differential during triple ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Pulmonary infarction is an ischaemic necrosis resulting from pulmonary arterial occlusion, occurring in approximately one-third of pulmonary thromboembolism cases. While computed tomography angiography remains the gold standard for diagnosis, ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Background:Delphian (level VI) lymph nodes are often linked to head and neck malignancy, but their relationship with thyroiditis is less well described. Ultrasound is used in the assessment and workup for thyroiditis, but thyroid appearances can be ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Liver involvement is a rare ongoing occurrence of systemic sarcoidosis, and it can be difficult to recognise.Methods:A case of how imaging was used to diagnose hepatic sarcoidosis in a 45-year-old male with clinical and biochemical signs of ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Shear wave elastography has been increasingly used as a supplementary tool to assess diffuse thyroid disease. This study aimed to evaluate thyroid shear wave velocity in healthy children, determine the optimal number of shear wave velocity ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:This study aimed to evaluate clinical and ultrasonographic markers associated with spontaneous miscarriage in viable first-trimester intrauterine pregnancies.Methods:A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2021 and May ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Undifferentiated paediatric patients can be difficult to correctly classify with the correct condition. This may be, in part, due to the unique differences in how symptoms present as well as the challenges clinicians face in undertaking a ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Female pelvic congestion syndrome is associated with chronic pelvic pain and affects approximately 30% of women. There are no formal diagnostic criteria to assist with the diagnosis of pelvic congestion syndrome despite affecting such a large ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Diastolic dysfunction precedes ventricular contractility changes in the ischaemic cascade. Both diastolic and systolic left ventricle dysfunctions are known to alter left atrial myocardial deformation by impairing its phasic function, which ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Anterior talofibular ligament injury is the most common type in chronic ankle instability patients. While initial injuries are often treated conservatively, some patients still require surgery. Shear wave elastography provides quantitative, ...