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Medical Reports Fetal Urinary Tract Dilation: The UTD Classification and What to Measure Prenatally
How to measure the anteroposterior diameter of the renal pelvis, the cutoffs by gestational age, the difference between UTD A1 and A2-3 and the findin… October 3, 2026 · 2 min read
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Medical Reports 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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Practical Tips Twin pregnancy: chorionicity, amnionicity, discordance and twin-twin transfusion in the report
Chorionicity is the information that defines all follow-up. The lambda and T signs, consistent fetal identification, weight discordance, Quintero stag… September 16, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Reports Baby's sex on ultrasound: how many weeks it is reliable and how to record it in the report
The genital tubercle angle in the first trimester, direct visualization from 16 weeks, the most common errors, respecting those who do not want to kno… September 12, 2026 · 4 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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Protocols 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 Uterine artery Doppler in first-trimester preeclampsia screening: technique and report
How to obtain the uterine artery pulsatility index at 11 to 13 weeks, why it is not enough on its own, how it enters the combined risk calculation and… August 24, 2026 · 3 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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Practical Tips 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 Amniotic fluid on ultrasound: AFI or deepest vertical pocket, and how to report oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios
How to measure the amniotic fluid index and the deepest vertical pocket, why the pocket is preferred for diagnosing oligohydramnios, the cutoffs, and … August 10, 2026 · 3 min read
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Medical Reports Nuchal Translucency and First-Trimester Screening: How to Measure, Describe Markers and Report Risk
CRL between 45 and 84 mm, NT measurement by FMF criteria, nasal bone, ductus venosus and tricuspid regurgitation, the combined risk and preeclampsia s… August 5, 2026 · 5 min read
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Medical Reports 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 Productivity 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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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 Reports 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 Productivity 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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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 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 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 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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Practical Tips 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 Lower extremity arterial Doppler ultrasound: how to structure the report in peripheral artery disease
How to structure the lower extremity arterial Doppler report when investigating PAD: segments to assess, spectral Doppler parameters, stenosis grading… June 9, 2026 · 4 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 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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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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