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Practical Tips 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 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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Protocols 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 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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Protocols 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 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 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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Practical Tips 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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Protocols 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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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 Productivity 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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Practical Tips 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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Medical Reports Infant hip ultrasound: how to structure the report when assessing developmental dysplasia
Infant hip ultrasound is the main imaging exam for early diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). See how to structure the report using … June 19, 2026 · 7 min read
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Medical Productivity 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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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 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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Medical Reports 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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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 Gynecologic ultrasound: the complete guide, from uterus to ovaries
The gynecologic study organized around the questions it needs to answer: fibroids by FIGO, adenomyosis by MUSA, endometrium in context, polycystic ova… September 27, 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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Protocols 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 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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Practical Tips Fetal Biometry and Estimated Fetal Weight: Scan Planes, Formulas and Which Chart to Use in the Report
The correct planes for head circumference, abdominal circumference and femur, the error margin of estimated weight, why the pregnancy is not redated b… August 17, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Amniotic fluid on ultrasound: AFI or deepest vertical pocket, and how to report oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios
How to measure the amniotic fluid index and the deepest vertical pocket, why the pocket is preferred for diagnosing oligohydramnios, the cutoffs, and … August 10, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports 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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Medical Reports Axillae and lymph nodes: how to structure the axillary staging report
Size is not a criterion: metastasis starts in the cortex. See the 3 mm that decide the study, why the hilum is the strongest axis, the Berg levels, an… July 17, 2026 · 7 min read
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Medical Reports 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 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 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 Reports Peripheral nerve ultrasound: carpal tunnel syndrome and the value of cross-sectional area
Cross-sectional area is the core of peripheral nerve ultrasound, but the absolute value rarely suffices. See the cutoffs by nerve and site, the wrist-… July 16, 2026 · 12 min read
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Protocols Fetal echocardiography screening: from situs to outflow tracts, with z-scores
The four-chamber view alone detects fewer than half of congenital heart defects. Review the full sequential segmental analysis (situs, four chambers, … July 15, 2026 · 14 min read
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Practical Tips Liver Elastography: From the Rule of 4 to Confounding Factors in Noninvasive Fibrosis Staging
The 2020 SRU consensus Rule of 4 classifies liver stiffness into five ranges, from ≤ 5.0 kPa to > 17.0 kPa. See the ranges, the 2A/2B modulation, the … July 10, 2026 · 14 min read
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Medical Reports Carotid and vertebral Doppler: how to structure the report when assessing stroke risk and carotid stenosis
How to structure the carotid and vertebral Doppler report: segment-by-segment description, plaque characterization, velocities (PSV, EDV, ICA/CCA rati… June 21, 2026 · 11 min read
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Medical Reports Neck ultrasound: how to structure the report for cervical lymph nodes and masses
Neck ultrasound is one of the most requested imaging studies in outpatient practice and serves as the entry point for investigating lymphadenopathy, p… June 20, 2026 · 8 min read
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Practical Tips Scrotal ultrasound with Doppler: how to structure the report for pain, varicocele and testicular masses
The scrotal ultrasound report should always follow the same sequence (technique, testes, epididymides, tunicae, pampiniform plexus and Doppler) and en… June 17, 2026 · 7 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 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 Lower extremity arterial Doppler ultrasound: how to structure the report in peripheral artery disease
How to structure the lower extremity arterial Doppler report when investigating PAD: segments to assess, spectral Doppler parameters, stenosis grading… June 9, 2026 · 4 min read
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Medical Reports Soft Tissue Ultrasound: How to Structure the Report for Subcutaneous Nodules Clearly
How to structure the soft tissue ultrasound report, describe subcutaneous nodules, lipomas, cysts and collections clearly, and standardize the diagnos… May 29, 2026 · 6 min read
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