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Medical Productivity Ultrasound report in English and Spanish for foreign patients
Tourists, expatriates and pregnant patients who will give birth abroad need the report in another language. See how to issue the ultrasound report in … October 21, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Productivity Online Ultrasound Report for the Patient, with a Validation QR Code
Delivering the report online saves the patient a return trip to the clinic. See how the online report portal works, sending by WhatsApp and the QR cod… October 21, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Productivity WhatsApp exam confirmation and online scheduling for the imaging clinic
No-shows are costly in an ultrasound clinic. See how WhatsApp confirmation, with the exam prep, and online scheduling reduce no-shows and phone calls,… October 21, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Productivity DICOM worklist and DICOM SR: the patient on the scanner and the measurements straight into the report
With the DICOM worklist, the scheduled patient appears on the ultrasound scanner on its own. With DICOM SR, the measurements made on the scanner drop … October 21, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Voice dictation with AI: speak and watch the structured report fill itself in
In Laudário dictation, the physician speaks and AI marks the fields of the structured report instead of dumping free text. You can dictate from a phon… October 21, 2026 · 3 min read
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Ultrasound Liver fat quantification by ultrasound: ATI, UGAP, UDFF and how to report
How ultrasound liver fat quantification techniques work, the acquisition protocol that makes the number reliable, why cutoffs vary by vendor and what … October 6, 2026 · 4 min read
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Protocols Biliary tract on ultrasound: dilatation, common bile duct measurement and choledocholithiasis
How to measure the common bile duct, the normal limits and what changes with age and after cholecystectomy, the signs of intrahepatic dilatation, chol… October 4, 2026 · 2 min read
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Protocols Fetal Urinary Tract Dilation: The UTD Classification and What to Measure Prenatally
How to measure the anteroposterior diameter of the renal pelvis, the cutoffs by gestational age, the difference between UTD A1 and A2-3 and the findin… October 3, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Reports Colposcopy: IFCPC terminology in the report, from the transformation zone to major findings
How to structure the colposcopy report using IFCPC terminology: general assessment, transformation zone types, grade 1 and grade 2 findings, signs of … October 1, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Reports Early Pregnancy Ultrasound: Gestational Sac, Anembryonic Pregnancy and Viability Criteria
The definitive criteria for pregnancy failure (CRL of 7 mm without a heartbeat, 25 mm sac without an embryo), findings that are only suspicious, pregn… August 22, 2026 · 4 min read
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Medical Reports Pancreas ultrasound: acute and chronic pancreatitis, cysts and what to write in the report
The pancreas is the organ that ultrasound sees only halfway most often. How to describe the limitations, look for the biliary cause of pancreatitis, c… August 19, 2026 · 5 min read
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Protocols Obstetric ultrasound: the three-trimester guide, from dating to Doppler
Each trimester answers a different question, and the report needs to know which one. See the complete sequence (dating, chorionicity, nuchal transluce… July 16, 2026 · 6 min read
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Medical Productivity Standardized classifications in the report: a guide to BI-RADS, TI-RADS and O-RADS
BI-RADS, TI-RADS and O-RADS are three different systems built on the same reasoning: a closed lexicon, a composition rule and a management recommendat… July 16, 2026 · 7 min read
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Medical Reports Ultrasound report standardization: why it is essential and how to implement it in your routine
Standardizing ultrasound reports means always applying the same structure, terminology and classification criteria. The gains are diagnostic safety, c… June 24, 2026 · 5 min read
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Practical Tips First-trimester obstetric ultrasound: how to structure the report from dating to nuchal translucency
The first-trimester obstetric ultrasound report should include identification and technique, number of fetuses with chorionicity, CRL dating, viabilit… May 6, 2026 · 8 min read
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Practical Tips Renal Cyst on Ultrasound: The Simple Cyst, the Bosniak Classification and When to Order CT
Which criteria define a simple renal cyst on ultrasound, why the Bosniak classification was built for CT and MRI, and how to report a cyst that is not… October 2, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Reports Renal artery Doppler: stenosis, renal-aortic ratio and intrarenal indices
Peak systolic velocity, renal-aortic ratio, the tardus parvus pattern in the intrarenal arteries and what the resistive index really tells you. How to… August 26, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Reports Obstetric Doppler: umbilical artery, middle cerebral artery, cerebroplacental ratio, and ductus venosus
Each index by percentile for gestational age, the absent end-diastolic flow that cannot be buried in the middle of the text, the cerebroplacental rati… July 29, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Reports FIGO classification of fibroids: types 0 to 8 on ultrasound, mapping, and reporting
The FIGO classification of fibroids type by type, from 0 to 8: how many there are, where they are, and how much each invades the cavity. How to number… July 24, 2026 · 4 min read
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Practical Tips Hepatic Doppler and portal hypertension: how to structure the report, from portal flow to TIPS
Portal vein caliber is the weakest sign of the exam and may even decrease in advanced disease. See what really informs: flow direction, hepatic vein w… July 17, 2026 · 9 min read
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Practical Tips Lower Limb Venous Mapping: Varicose Veins, Reflux and the CEAP Classification
Reflux testing only counts when the patient is standing: supine, incompetent valves look competent. See the maneuvers, the 0.5 and 1.0 second cutoffs,… July 17, 2026 · 9 min read
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Medical Reports Abdominal aorta ultrasound: how to structure the report for aneurysm screening and assessment of dilatations
Abdominal aorta ultrasound is the method of choice for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and following known dilatations. See how to struc… June 22, 2026 · 9 min read
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Medical Reports Cranial ultrasound: how to structure the report in the neurologic evaluation of the newborn
Cranial ultrasound through the fontanelle is the first-line study for neurologic evaluation of the newborn. See how to structure the report consistent… June 12, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Reports Liver ultrasound and hepatic steatosis: how to describe, grade and standardize the report
Hepatic steatosis has gone from an incidental finding to one of the most frequent abnormalities in routine abdominal ultrasound. With the marked rise … May 25, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Reports Kidney and urinary tract ultrasound: how to structure the report from renal measurements to stone evaluation
Kidney and urinary tract ultrasound is one of the most requested exams in clinical practice, from the initial workup of low back pain to the follow-up… May 9, 2026 · 6 min read
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Medical Reports Ectopic pregnancy on ultrasound: adnexal signs, hemoperitoneum and atypical locations
An empty uterus is not an ectopic pregnancy. The mass separate from the ovary, the tubal ring, fluid in the hepatorenal space and interstitial, cervic… August 29, 2026 · 4 min read
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Practical Tips Infertility: sonohysterography and HyCoSy in the evaluation of the cavity and the tubes
Three questions, three exams, one window of the cycle that is not negotiable. See sonohysterography with Lasmar STEPW and FIGO, HyCoSy with the Cotte … July 17, 2026 · 9 min read
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Medical Reports Cervical length measurement in obstetric ultrasound: how to measure, stratify risk and standardize the report
How to perform and structure the transvaginal cervical length report in the second trimester: standardized technique, cutoffs for preterm birth risk, … June 14, 2026 · 6 min read
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Practical Tips Shoulder ultrasound: how to structure the musculoskeletal report with clarity and standardization
How to structure the shoulder ultrasound report with clarity: rotator cuff, biceps, bursa, acromioclavicular joint and dynamic maneuvers. May 24, 2026 · 7 min read
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Practical Tips Follicular monitoring on ultrasound: what to measure and how to record progress
How to plan the serial studies of follicular monitoring, how to measure the dominant follicle and the endometrium, which signs indicate ovulation and … October 9, 2026 · 3 min read
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Practical Tips Bladder Ultrasound: Volume, Postvoid Residual and What to Describe in the Wall
How to calculate bladder volume and postvoid residual, when the residual is significant, what to measure in the wall, trabeculation and diverticula, a… October 5, 2026 · 2 min read
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Protocols Baby's sex on ultrasound: how many weeks it is reliable and how to record it in the report
The genital tubercle angle in the first trimester, direct visualization from 16 weeks, the most common errors, respecting those who do not want to kno… September 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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Protocols Uterine artery Doppler in first-trimester preeclampsia screening: technique and report
How to obtain the uterine artery pulsatility index at 11 to 13 weeks, why it is not enough on its own, how it enters the combined risk calculation and… August 24, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Nodule elastography: breast, thyroid and prostate, from the Itoh score to shear wave
Elastography is not one exam: it is two techniques with different scales and units. See the Itoh score, the strain ratio, why kPa and m/s cannot be co… July 17, 2026 · 8 min read
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Medical Reports BI-RADS in breast ultrasound: how to describe lesions and standardize the report
How to describe breast lesions on ultrasound using the BI-RADS lexicon (shape, orientation, margin, echo pattern and posterior features) and close the… June 11, 2026 · 7 min read
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Medical Reports Second-Trimester Anatomy Scan: How to Structure a Complete and Safe Report
How to structure the second-trimester anatomy scan report, from fetal biometry to markers, with clarity, standardization and safety. May 28, 2026 · 6 min read
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Medical Reports Intussusception in children: the target sign, what to measure and what to report
How to look for ileocolic intussusception on ultrasound, the target and pseudokidney signs, how to tell it from transient small bowel intussusception … October 17, 2026 · 3 min read
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Practical Tips O-RADS on ultrasound: how to classify adnexal masses and stop reporting "complex cyst"
ACR O-RADS replaces "complex cyst" with an objective lexicon and five categories with defined risk and management. See the descriptors, the 1 to 4 col… July 13, 2026 · 11 min read
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Medical Productivity Thyroid Ultrasound and TI-RADS: How to Describe and Classify Nodules in the Report
ACR TI-RADS scores five morphologic categories of the thyroid nodule and assigns a TR1 to TR5 level, which, combined with lesion size, indicates FNA, … June 10, 2026 · 8 min read
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Protocols Trisomy and Preeclampsia Risk Calculated Inside the First-Trimester Report
Calculating risk in another program and copying the result into the report is slow and leaves room for error. In Laudário, trisomy and preeclampsia ri… October 21, 2026 · 3 min read
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Protocols Ultrasound-guided breast core biopsy and clip placement: what to record in the report
Indications for ultrasound-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy, when to place the metallic clip, how to document the needle in the lesion, the numb… October 16, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports E-FAST in trauma: the windows, pneumothorax and how to document the exam
The E-FAST windows, how to look for free fluid in the abdomen and pericardium, signs of pneumothorax and hemothorax on thoracic ultrasound, the limita… October 15, 2026 · 3 min read
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Protocols Fetal growth restriction: the Delphi consensus criteria and what to write in the report
The difference between a small-for-gestational-age fetus and growth restriction, the Delphi consensus criteria for the early and late forms, and how D… October 3, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Reports Diagnostic hysteroscopy: how to describe polyps, submucosal fibroids and adhesions in the report
What the hysteroscopy report needs to say: cervical canal, cavity and ostia, endometrium, polyps, submucosal fibroids by the Wamsteker and Lasmar (STE… October 1, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Reports Transthoracic echocardiogram: ejection fraction, mass and left ventricular geometry in the report
The reference values that appear most in the echocardiogram report: ejection fraction by Simpson, indexed mass, relative wall thickness, the four left… September 30, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Bone densitometry: T-score, Z-score and how to report by WHO and ISCD criteria
When to use the T-score and when to use the Z-score, which sites are valid for diagnosis, when to exclude a vertebra and how to compare studies withou… September 29, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Twin pregnancy: chorionicity, amnionicity, discordance and twin-twin transfusion in the report
Chorionicity is the information that defines all follow-up. The lambda and T signs, consistent fetal identification, weight discordance, Quintero stag… September 16, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Reports Salivary gland ultrasound: parotid, submandibular, stones, Sjögren and nodules
The lobe of the parotid nodule relative to the retromandibular vein, the stone's location in the duct, the Sjögren score per gland and the signs that … September 9, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Reports Muscle Injuries on Ultrasound: Strain, Contusion, Hematoma and How to Grade in the Report
When to perform the exam, how to describe the location relative to the myotendinous junction, what to measure, how to grade the injury and the complic… September 8, 2026 · 3 min read
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