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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 Online Ultrasound Report for the Patient, with a Validation QR Code
Delivering the report online saves the patient a return trip to the clinic. See how the online report portal works, sending by WhatsApp and the QR cod… 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 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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Practical Tips 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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Medical Reports 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 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 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 Productivity 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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Medical Productivity WhatsApp exam confirmation and online scheduling for the imaging clinic
No-shows are costly in an ultrasound clinic. See how WhatsApp confirmation, with the exam prep, and online scheduling reduce no-shows and phone calls,… 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 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 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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Protocols 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 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 E-FAST in trauma: the windows, pneumothorax and how to document the exam
The E-FAST windows, how to look for free fluid in the abdomen and pericardium, signs of pneumothorax and hemothorax on thoracic ultrasound, the limita… October 15, 2026 · 3 min read
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Protocols 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 Temporal artery Doppler in giant cell arteritis: the halo sign and the report
Why ultrasound has become the first exam when giant cell arteritis is suspected, how to look for the halo sign and the compression sign, which segment… October 10, 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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Medical Reports Antral follicle count on ultrasound: ovarian reserve and how to report it
When to perform the antral follicle count, which follicles are counted, how to interpret the total count when assessing ovarian reserve and what the r… October 7, 2026 · 3 min read
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Ultrasound 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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Practical Tips Biliary tract on ultrasound: dilatation, common bile duct measurement and choledocholithiasis
How to measure the common bile duct, the normal limits and what changes with age and after cholecystectomy, the signs of intrahepatic dilatation, chol… October 4, 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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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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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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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 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 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 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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Protocols Renal artery Doppler: stenosis, renal-aortic ratio and intrarenal indices
Peak systolic velocity, renal-aortic ratio, the tardus parvus pattern in the intrarenal arteries and what the resistive index really tells you. How to… August 26, 2026 · 5 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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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 Adenomyosis on ultrasound: MUSA criteria, extent and the differential with fibroids
Direct and indirect signs by the MUSA consensus, diffuse or focal type, layer involved and extent, and the four elements that separate adenomyosis fro… August 8, 2026 · 4 min read
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Practical Tips Polycystic ovaries on ultrasound: the updated criteria and how to report without causing alarm
Ovarian morphology is only one of the three PCOS criteria. The 20 follicles per ovary, the 10 mL volume, cycle phase, adolescents and how to write the… August 1, 2026 · 4 min read
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Medical Reports Gallbladder polyps on ultrasound: what to measure and when to recommend follow-up
How to tell a polyp from a stone and from biliary sludge, why morphology matters as much as size, and what the SRU and European consensus statements s… July 27, 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 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 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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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 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 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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