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Medical Reports 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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Practical Tips Gallbladder ultrasound and cholelithiasis: how to describe, classify and standardize the report
How to structure the gallbladder ultrasound report: describing stones, biliary sludge, polyps and signs of cholecystitis, and correlating with the cli… May 26, 2026 · 6 min read
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Medical Reports Gallbladder polyps on ultrasound: what to measure and when to recommend follow-up
How to tell a polyp from a stone and from biliary sludge, why morphology matters as much as size, and what the SRU and European consensus statements s… July 27, 2026 · 3 min read
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Protocols Abdominal Ultrasound: A Guide to the Findings That Actually Change Management
The most requested exam in routine practice is also the most underused. See the abdomen organized by the findings that drive management, from the live… July 16, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Productivity 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 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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Protocols 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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Practical Tips 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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Ultrasound Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis on ultrasound: the measurements, the pitfalls and the report
How to examine the pylorus in the vomiting infant, which measurements confirm hypertrophic stenosis, how to differentiate it from pylorospasm and what… October 14, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports 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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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 Placenta on ultrasound: previa, low-lying placenta, accreta and what the grade does not tell you
The distance to the internal os in millimeters, the new terminology for placenta previa and low-lying placenta, signs of accreta in patients with a pr… September 5, 2026 · 4 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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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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Medical Reports Nuchal Translucency and First-Trimester Screening: How to Measure, Describe Markers and Report Risk
CRL between 45 and 84 mm, NT measurement by FMF criteria, nasal bone, ductus venosus and tricuspid regurgitation, the combined risk and preeclampsia s… August 5, 2026 · 5 min read
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Protocols Focal liver lesions on ultrasound: cyst, hemangioma, FNH, metastasis and what to write in the report
How to recognize the simple cyst and the typical hemangioma, when a nodule calls for CT or MRI, what changes in the oncology and cirrhosis patient, an… July 20, 2026 · 3 min read
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Practical Tips Deep endometriosis mapping: how to structure the report by compartment according to the IDEA consensus
The IDEA consensus organizes endometriosis mapping into four steps and anatomical compartments. See how to report nodules, the sliding sign, the dista… July 8, 2026 · 15 min read
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Practical Tips Prostate ultrasound: how to structure the report for prostate volume, BPH and nodules
A useful prostate report gives the three measurements, the volume by the ellipsoid formula (D1 x D2 x D3 x 0.52) with the enlargement range, the media… June 23, 2026 · 12 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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Medical Reports Abdominal wall hernia ultrasound: how to structure the report and avoid ambiguous findings
How to standardize the abdominal wall hernia ultrasound report: Valsalva technique, description of the defect, hernia contents and suggested managemen… May 31, 2026 · 5 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 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 Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound: How to Structure the Gynecologic Report from Uterus to Adnexa
How to structure the transvaginal pelvic ultrasound report: uterus, endometrium, ovaries, IOTA/O-RADS classifications and the most common mistakes tha… May 8, 2026 · 7 min read
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