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Practical Tips Adult hip ultrasound: greater trochanter, gluteal tendons, bursae and joint effusion
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome, gluteus medius and minimus tendinopathy and tears, the bursae, joint effusion and what ultrasound cannot assess in… August 31, 2026 · 3 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 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 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 Reports Spleen and abdominal lymph node ultrasound: splenomegaly, focal lesions and what to measure
How to measure the spleen and relate splenomegaly to the rest of the exam, tell an accessory spleen from a nodule, describe infarct, abscess and lymph… September 23, 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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Practical Tips 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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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 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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Protocols 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 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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Medical Reports 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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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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Medical Productivity 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 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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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 Abdominal aorta ultrasound: how to structure the report for aneurysm screening and assessment of dilatations
Abdominal aorta ultrasound is the method of choice for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and following known dilatations. See how to struc… June 22, 2026 · 9 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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Practical Tips 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 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 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 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 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 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 Shoulder ultrasound: how to structure the musculoskeletal report with clarity and standardization
How to structure the shoulder ultrasound report with clarity: rotator cuff, biceps, bursa, acromioclavicular joint and dynamic maneuvers. May 24, 2026 · 7 min read
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Medical Reports Third-trimester obstetric ultrasound: how to structure the report for fetal well-being, amniotic fluid and Doppler
Third-trimester obstetric ultrasound is one of the most sensitive studies in routine obstetrics and gynecology: the fetus is fully formed, the finding… May 22, 2026 · 6 min read
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