Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Mirror artefacts often can be seen in abdominal ultrasound. Their efficacy in detecting sonographically occult lesions has been overlooked.Case report:We present two cases of abdominal ultrasound examination, where the mirror image artefact was utilised in the diagnosis of sonographically occult lesions in segment VII of the liver.Discussion:The […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Enthesitis-related arthritis is a specific subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis characterised by the co-presence of arthritis and enthesitis or the evidence of one of them coupled with at least two among sacroiliac joint tenderness, inflammatory back pain, presence of human leukocyte antigen-B27, acute symptomatic anterior uveitis, onset in […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:The incidence of thyroid nodules in the general population is around 40%. The British Thyroid Association U-grading has high sensitivity for identifying the common thyroid cancer subtypes (papillary and follicular). However, ultrasound features of the rarer medullary thyroid cancer differ, with lower sensitivity for ultrasound […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objective:The study aims to evaluate the role of the posterior hard palate angle in the prenatal diagnosis of cleft palate.Study Design:Stored images of the axial transverse view of the fetal secondary palate, obtained at three-level obstetric ultrasounds, were used to evaluate the posterior border of the hard palate. The study population comprised 63 […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Metastatic disease to the submandibular gland is a rare phenomenon with limited information available on related imaging findings.Case Presentation:We report a 59-year-old female who presented with a palpable nodule in the right submandibular gland 6 years after treatment for breast carcinoma. Ultrasound findings were concerning for distant […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:The genicular nerves are sensory nerves around the knee. With the improvements in ultrasound imaging resolution, these nerves can be identified sonographically.Topic description:Due to their small size, genicular nerves are often underappreciated and overlooked during routine sonographic imaging. Chronic pain associated with knee osteoarthritis, […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:This study aimed to explore the needs of newly qualified sonographers with respect to the requirements of preceptorship. This paper describes the first stage of research, with data obtained from a cohort of experienced preceptors. A second stage of research with data from newly qualified sonographers is pending synthesis with this work. The aim […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:We developed a mobile phone logbook application called LogMyScan. The study objectives were to evaluate a number of domains as per the technology acceptance model.Methods:A prospective pilot cohort study was conducted using a version of LogMyScan and reported according to Statement on Reporting of Evaluation studies in Health Informatics. […]

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Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Pregnancy-induced hypertension is a global public health problem, worsening maternal morbidity and mortality. Renal complications have additional devastating consequences on maternal morbidity. Renal Doppler ultrasound is a valuable tool in the management of pregnancy-induced hypertension. It helps in the assessment of renal hemodynamics with […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objective:To study the relationship between qualitative and semi-quantitative assessment of diffuse liver steatosis in ultrasound.Patients and Methods:This was a case-control study, conducted in the Campus University Hospital Centre of Lome (Togo) over a 3-month period. It included 40 patients showing ultrasonographic signs of diffuse hepatic steatosis and […]