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Practical Tips 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 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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Protocols 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 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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Practical Tips 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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Medical Reports 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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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 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 BI-RADS in breast ultrasound: how to describe lesions and standardize the report
How to describe breast lesions on ultrasound using the BI-RADS lexicon (shape, orientation, margin, echo pattern and posterior features) and close the… June 11, 2026 · 7 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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Protocols 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 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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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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Medical Reports 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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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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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 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 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 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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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 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 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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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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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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Medical Reports 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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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 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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