Ultrasound : Journal of the British Medical Ultrasound Society

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INTRODUCTION: The thymus normally forms in the neck from the third pharyngeal pouch and descends to its normal position in the mediastinum. Arrest of descent or sequestration of thymic tissue can occur at any point along its path leading to an ectopic thymus which can present as a neck mass, usually in the paediatric age group. PURPOSE AND CASE REPORT: Ultrasound is generally performed in the presence of a neck mass in children. Although a characteristic 'starry sky' appearance of the thymus has been described on ultrasound, it is not considered sufficiently specific and cross-sectional imaging with magnetic resonance imaging is usually performed...

INTRODUCTION: Hydatid disease of the male breast has not been documented in literature to date. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a 46-year old male patient who presented with a painful breast lump for 1 year. On imaging, it was suspicious for hydatid disease of the breast and was successfully diagnosed preoperatively on fine-needle aspiration cytology and histopathology as hydatid disease of the breast. DISCUSSION: Incidence of hydatid disease of the breast contributes to a minute number of total cases of hydatid disease...

BACKGROUND: The advent and increased use of high-resolution ultrasonography has resulted in improved detection of thyroid nodules. Even with the use of various Thyroid Imaging-Reporting and Data System, accurate imaging diagnosis of malignant thyroid nodules has been suboptimal, which necessitated use of newer modalities like contrast-enhanced ultrasonography alone and in combination for this purpose. Although the combined use of various Thyroid Imaging-Reporting and Data System and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography has turned out to be accurate in many studies, the ideal way to integrate contrast-enhanced ultrasonography into the Thyroid Imaging-Reporting and Data System algorithm is under-investigated...

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INTRODUCTION: The thermal index (TI) is critical for monitoring potential heating risks in ultrasound examinations. This study aims to analyse adherence to TI guidelines in clinical ultrasound exams, focusing on the thermal index for soft tissue (TIS) and thermal index for bone at the focus (TIB). METHODS: Clinical ultrasound images over a five working day period from a single NHS University Hospital Trust were analysed using a custom MATLAB script. TI values were extracted from DICOM headers, supplemented by optical character recognition for missing values...

The Morel-Lavallée lesion is an internal degloving injury seen after a traumatic force. These lesions are frequently missed on initial presentation, leading to a delay in diagnosis and increased morbidity. We present a case of a 52-year-old male who suffered an injury to his right thigh and was ultimately diagnosed with a Morel-Lavallée lesion after the third emergency department visit. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) assisted with making the diagnosis and expediting proper care.

Baxter's neuropathy is one of the overlooked causes of chronic heel pain. Diagnosing neuropathy in Baxter's can be challenging due to its potential occurrence as a secondary condition to other common syndromes that cause heel pain, such as plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spur, hypertrophic muscle, tenosynovitis, space-occupying lesions or trauma. Ultrasound is a reliable and easily accessible device that guides injections for the treatment of Baxter's neuropathy. We have written this letter as a guide, especially for beginner and professional pain specialists...

BACKGROUND: Identification and resection of the thyroid pyramidal lobe is important for thyroid cancer surgery in order to prevent interval cancer in residual thyroid tissue. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine how often a thyroid pyramidal lobe is found in patients with and without previous thyroidectomy and to optimise the protocol for identifying thyroid pyramidal lobes during routine thyroid ultrasonography. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this prospective study, a total of 1579 patients who received routine thyroid ultrasound scans at a single centre were enrolled...

INTRODUCTION: The anatomy of the forefoot is complex, and the sonographic assessment to image the plantar digital nerves and exclude, diagnose or discriminate between a Morton's neuroma and intermetatarsal bursitis can be challenging. TOPIC DESCRIPTION AND DISCUSSION: A good appreciation of the sonographic anatomy, technique, normal and abnormal appearances is required to undertake a sonographic assessment of the forefoot and its interspaces, particularly the plantar digital nerves...

INTRODUCTION: The British Thyroid Association Ultrasound-classification is a risk stratification model which grades thyroid nodules in U2-5 based on their sonographic appearance. Existence of variability between the ultrasound operators when U-scoring is reported in the literature with some evidence found in the author's department. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is significant disagreement in the department and identify potential reasons for variability. METHODS: Eight operators, radiologists and sonographers, were recruited to grade 33 TNs and answer a tick box questionnaire using the British Thyroid Association lexicon...

INTRODUCTION: The uterine cavity is a potential space with limited methods for evaluating its volume, limiting the evaluation of interventions' effectiveness in various uterine conditions. This study aims to objectively measure the uterine cavity volume using sonohysterography coupled with a Foley catheter to provide a normative model of age and parity-related uterine cavity volume. METHODS: The research included 35 women (group 1) with a total abdominal hysterectomy and 150 women (group 2) who underwent sonohysterography for various gynecologic indications...

PURPOSE: To determine and compare the reliability and efficiency of various methods of leg-length measurement. METHODS: A total of 88 leg-lengths were measured among 50 subjects (79%-84% female, mean age = 30-33 years). Leg-lengths were measured in both supine and standing positions using multiple devices, including a tape measure, a LASER distance meter, and diagnostic ultrasound. RESULTS: All methods of leg-length measurement using the middle of the femoral head as a reference point, identified via ultrasound, demonstrated excellent reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0...

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BACKGROUND: Novel ultrasound technology and software processing allow offline evaluation of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and mitral annular plane systolic excursion measurements. We wished to compare both novel 4D matrix (eM6C) and conventional (RAB6-D) transducers with variable settings (electronic spatiotemporal image correlation, spatiotemporal image correlation and four-dimensional real time) to determine if there was a significant difference in absolute value, quality and repeatability of the resultant reconstructed image and M-mode trace...

INTRODUCTION: Undifferentiated sarcoma is considered a rare and aggressive type of soft tissue sarcoma with the lower extremity reported as the common site for soft tissue sarcomas. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a rare incidental finding of undifferentiated sarcoma during lower limb Doppler ultrasound with a presenting symptom of right thrombotic-like calf pain in a 49-year-old female. DISCUSSION: On ultrasound, the presented undifferentiated sarcoma appeared as a large heterogeneous, oval-shaped, soft tissue mass deeply seated in the right calf with involvement of the soleus muscle...

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study investigated the depth-related bias and the influence of scan plane angle on performance of point-shear-wave elastometry in a chronic hepatitis C patient cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included 104 patients affected by chronic liver disease related to the hepatitis C virus. Liver surface nodularity was the reference to diagnose cirrhosis. The ultrasound platform was the Siemens S2000, equipped with point-shear-wave elastometry software...

INTRODUCTION: Liver biopsies are the main method in the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric liver pathologies. Major complication rates of paediatric liver biopsies range from 0% to 6.6% in the literature and minor complication rates range from 0% to 25%. In this study, we aimed to review the complications, indications and results of percutaneous core liver biopsies with paediatric sonography in a tertiary care centre by an interventional radiologist. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated the results, indications and complications of paediatric liver biopsies performed in our tertiary health centre between January 2017 and December 2020...