Basic Ultrasound Imaging

Question 1

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 1

Answer 1

Signs/Symptoms that may be referred from the abdominal and retroperitoneal region (ex. juandice)

Question 2

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 2

Answer 2

Generalized abdominal, flank or back pain

Question 3

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 3

Answer 3

palpable mass/enlarged organ

Question 4

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 4

Answer 4

abnormal labs or abnormal findings on other imaging modalities

Question 5

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 5

Answer 5

Follow up of known or suspected abnormailities

Question 6

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 6

Answer 6

Search for metastatic disease

Question 7

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 7

Answer 7

evaluation of suspected congenital abnormalities

Question 8

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 8

Answer 8

trauma to the abdomen

Question 9

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 9`

Answer 9

Pre or post-transplant evaluation

Question 10

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 10

Answer 10

Invasive procedure

Question 11

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 11

Answer 11

localization of free or loculated peritoneal, pleural or retroperitoneal fluid

Question 12

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 12

Answer 12

suspicion of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis or intersusspection

Question 13

Indication for abdominal ultrasound 13

Answer 13

Evaluation of UTI

Question 14

Anechoic

Answer 14

Opposite of echogenic, without internal echoes

Question 15

Echogenic/hyperechoic

Answer 15

opposite of anechoic, echo producing structure

Question 16

Enhancement

Answer 16

Sound that travels through an anechoic substance and is not attenuated

Question 17

Fluid-Fluid level

Answer 17

interface between two fluids with different acoustic characteristics; level will change with different patient position

Question 18

Heterogeneous

Answer 18

not uniform in texture

Question 19

homogenous

Answer 19

opposite of heterogeneous, completely uniform

Question 20

hypoechoic

Answer 20

low-level echoes within a structure

Question 21

Infiltrating

Answer 21

diffuse disease process or metastatic disease

Question 22

Irrgeular borders

Answer 22

borders are not well defined

Question 23

Isoechoic

Answer 23

Very close to the normal parenchyma cheogencity pattern

Question 24

Loculated mass

Answer 24

well-defined borders with internal echoes; septa is thin

Question 25

Shadowing

Answer 25

sound beam is attenuated by a solid or calcified object