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Practical Tips DICOM worklist and DICOM SR: the patient on the scanner and the measurements straight into the report
With the DICOM worklist, the scheduled patient appears on the ultrasound scanner on its own. With DICOM SR, the measurements made on the scanner drop … October 21, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis on ultrasound: the measurements, the pitfalls and the report
How to examine the pylorus in the vomiting infant, which measurements confirm hypertrophic stenosis, how to differentiate it from pylorospasm and what… October 14, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Kidney and urinary tract ultrasound: how to structure the report from renal measurements to stone evaluation
Kidney and urinary tract ultrasound is one of the most requested exams in clinical practice, from the initial workup of low back pain to the follow-up… May 9, 2026 · 6 min read
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Protocols 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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Practical Tips Penile Doppler in erectile dysfunction: the protocol, the velocities and how to report arterial and venous insufficiency
How Doppler is performed after intracavernosal injection, which measurements to record and at what times, peak systolic and end-diastolic velocity val… September 22, 2026 · 3 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 Productivity 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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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 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 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 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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Protocols Intussusception in children: the target sign, what to measure and what to report
How to look for ileocolic intussusception on ultrasound, the target and pseudokidney signs, how to tell it from transient small bowel intussusception … October 17, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Ultrasound-guided breast core biopsy and clip placement: what to record in the report
Indications for ultrasound-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy, when to place the metallic clip, how to document the needle in the lesion, the numb… October 16, 2026 · 3 min read
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Practical Tips Gynecomastia on ultrasound: the patterns, pseudogynecomastia and when to suspect cancer
How to distinguish true gynecomastia from pseudogynecomastia on ultrasound, what the nodular, dendritic and diffuse patterns are, the signs that raise… October 13, 2026 · 3 min read
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Protocols Follicular monitoring on ultrasound: what to measure and how to record progress
How to plan the serial studies of follicular monitoring, how to measure the dominant follicle and the endometrium, which signs indicate ovulation and … October 9, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Peyronie disease and penile fracture on ultrasound: plaques, curvature and what to report
How to describe Peyronie disease plaques, what ultrasound says about active and stable phases, when to add pharmacologically induced Doppler and what … October 8, 2026 · 3 min read
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Practical Tips 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 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
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Practical Tips Fetal growth restriction: the Delphi consensus criteria and what to write in the report
The difference between a small-for-gestational-age fetus and growth restriction, the Delphi consensus criteria for the early and late forms, and how D… October 3, 2026 · 2 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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Medical Reports Transthoracic echocardiogram: ejection fraction, mass and left ventricular geometry in the report
The reference values that appear most in the echocardiogram report: ejection fraction by Simpson, indexed mass, relative wall thickness, the four left… September 30, 2026 · 3 min read
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Practical Tips 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 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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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 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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Medical Reports Salivary gland ultrasound: parotid, submandibular, stones, Sjögren and nodules
The lobe of the parotid nodule relative to the retromandibular vein, the stone's location in the duct, the Sjögren score per gland and the signs that … September 9, 2026 · 5 min read
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Practical Tips 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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Medical Reports Ankle and foot ultrasound: Achilles, peroneal tendons, plantar fascia and Morton neuroma
The compartment-based study, insertional and non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy, peroneal longitudinal tears, sprain, plantar fascia thickness and … September 2, 2026 · 5 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 Early Pregnancy Ultrasound: Gestational Sac, Anembryonic Pregnancy and Viability Criteria
The definitive criteria for pregnancy failure (CRL of 7 mm without a heartbeat, 25 mm sac without an embryo), findings that are only suspicious, pregn… August 22, 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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Medical Reports 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 Thickened endometrium and endometrial polyp: what to measure, the right cutoffs and what to recommend
Endometrial thickness only makes sense with the cycle phase and menopausal status. The 4 mm cutoff and when it applies, the polyp's vascular pedicle, … August 15, 2026 · 4 min read
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Medical Reports Ultrasound for appendicitis: direct criteria, indirect findings and the appendix that was not seen
Diameter above 6 mm, compressibility, appendicolith and inflamed fat, signs of perforation and, above all, how to write the study in which the appendi… August 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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Medical Reports Ovarian torsion on ultrasound: the signs that matter and why normal Doppler does not exclude it
Enlarged and edematous ovary, peripheral follicles, whirlpool sign and associated mass: the findings that support the suspicion, the Doppler pitfalls … August 3, 2026 · 3 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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Practical Tips Obstetric ultrasound: the three-trimester guide, from dating to Doppler
Each trimester answers a different question, and the report needs to know which one. See the complete sequence (dating, chorionicity, nuchal transluce… July 16, 2026 · 6 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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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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Medical Productivity 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 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 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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Practical Tips 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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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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