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Medical Reports Nuchal cord on ultrasound: how to identify it, what it means and how to report it without alarm
How to identify a nuchal cord on ultrasound with color Doppler, how the scan performs, what the literature shows about outcomes and how to describe th… November 1, 2026 · 4 min read
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Protocols Single umbilical artery on ultrasound: confirmation, associations and follow-up
How to confirm a single umbilical artery on the cord cross-section and around the bladder, what else to look for, why sources differ on follow-up and … November 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Protocols
Practical Tips Temporal artery Doppler in giant cell arteritis: the halo sign and the report
Why ultrasound has become the first exam when giant cell arteritis is suspected, how to look for the halo sign and the compression sign, which segment… October 10, 2026 · 3 min read
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Ultrasound 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
Ultrasound
Practical Tips 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 Baker cyst on ultrasound: the sign that confirms it, rupture and what is not a cyst
The neck between the semimembranosus and the medial gastrocnemius, the ruptured cyst that mimics thrombosis, the popliteal aneurysm that must not be m… September 26, 2026 · 4 min read
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Practical Tips 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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Protocols 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
Protocols
Practical Tips 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 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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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
Practical Tips
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
Practical Tips
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
Practical Tips
Practical Tips Lower extremity venous Doppler: how to structure the report when DVT is suspected
The lower extremity venous Doppler report for suspected DVT should walk the deep system segment by segment, assessing compressibility, spontaneous flo… June 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Practical Tips
Practical Tips 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 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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Medical Reports 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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