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Medical Reports Hand and Wrist Ultrasound: De Quervain, Trigger Finger, Ganglion Cyst and Carpal Tunnel
The four complaints behind most hand and wrist ultrasound requests and what the report needs for each: the De Quervain septum, the A1 pulley, the orig… July 21, 2026 · 6 min read
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Medical Productivity Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: The Complete Guide, Joint by Joint
The principles that apply to any joint (compartments, laterality, measurements, dynamic exam, Doppler and the limits of the method) and the roadmap fo… September 28, 2026 · 4 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 Productivity Image capture in colposcopy, hysteroscopy and endoscopy with a foot pedal and smartphone
For exams without DICOM, such as colposcopy, hysteroscopy and endoscopy, Laudário captures images from the device's video straight into the report, wi… October 21, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Productivity 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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Medical Productivity AI photo of the baby's face from 3D ultrasound: BabyFace 5D
BabyFace 5D turns a 3D ultrasound frame into realistic photos of the baby's face, delivered to the expectant mother by link and in the app. See how it… October 21, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Live ultrasound for the family: how BabyLive works
With BabyLive, family members who could not come to the clinic watch the obstetric ultrasound live on their phones, chat with the physician and later … October 21, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Hashimoto Thyroiditis on Ultrasound: Parenchyma, Pseudonodules and the Differential with Graves
Diffuse hypoechogenicity, micronodular pattern and fibrous septa, the pseudonodules that should not receive a TI-RADS category, the Doppler that separ… September 19, 2026 · 4 min read
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Protocols 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 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 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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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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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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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 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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Medical Reports 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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Protocols 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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Protocols 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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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 Fetal biophysical profile: how to structure the report for fetal well-being assessment
The fetal biophysical profile (BPP) is one of the most widely used exams for assessing fetal well-being in the third trimester, mainly in high-risk pr… June 18, 2026 · 7 min read
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Medical Reports 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
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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 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 Knee ultrasound: how to structure the musculoskeletal report from tendons to Baker cyst
How to structure the knee ultrasound report clearly: tendons, collateral ligaments, joint recesses, Baker cyst, and dynamic maneuvers. May 27, 2026 · 5 min read
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