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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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