Pediatric Urologic Ultrasound
Renal and bladder • Urinary tract infection—febrile or recurrent nonfebrile • Prenatal GU abnormality • Voiding dysfunction • Renal colic • Palpable abdominal mass • Single umbilical artery • Hypertension…
Pelvic Floor Ultrasound
Fig. 9.1 Curved array transducer position Fig. 9.2 (a) Two-dimensional orientation of translabial ultrasound image in midsagittal line. U urethra, V vagina, R rectum (b) Illustration demonstrating pertinent anatomy in…
Transrectal Ultrasound
Fig. 10.1 TRUS findings suspicious for prostate cancer. (a) Lobar asymmetry, capsular bulging, increased blood flow, and deflection of the junction between the TZ and PZ can all be indicators…
Ultrasound for Prostate Biopsy
Fig. 11.1 Transrectal ultrasound image (7.5 MHz) of the prostate. Hypoechoic region anteriorly corresponds to transition zone (white arrows). Peripheral zone (relatively more hyperechoic) lies posteriorly (open arrows) Technique Preparation…
History of Ultrasound in Urology
Fig. 1.1 An example of one of Wild and Reid’s original echographs, pictured above, was used to measure skin thickness as compared to breast cancer tissue thickness to determine a…
Urology Ultrasound Practice Accreditation
The following is extracted from the AIUM training guidelines approved October 31, 2015. The current training guidelines can be found at http://www.aium.org/officialStatements/53. (Reproduced with permission of the American Institute of…
Bioeffects and Safety
Fig. 3.1 Testicular cyst . The tissue distal to this testicular cyst (gridded area) is prone to more tissue heating because sound waves passing through the cyst are less attenuated…
