DIAG IMAGING 5 Flashcards
in patient prep for abdominal ultrasound, patients should eb clipped form where?
-all this + ensure clipping above ribs for full view of liver
free fluid in abdomen will be anechoic. how does this affect viewing of other nearby organs?
[the free flud didnt absorb any echogenicity so the next organs r hyperechoic]
what is causing this line of hypoechogenicity
describe the relative echogenicity of organs…[mneumonic]
what are these 2 common findings in the liver [during ultrasound]?
-nodular hyperplasia
-diffusely hyperechoic parenchyma
what is this common finding in the gallbladder?
sludge
what are these 3 common findings in the spleen [during ultrasound]?
-myelolipomata
-nodular hyperplasia/extramedullary haematopoiesis
-splenic HSA
what are these 3 common findings in the kidney
-renoliths
-renal cysts
-CKD
what are these 3 common findings in the urincary bladder
why can US of the GIT be quite challenging?
between the 4 anatomical surface layers of the GIT, which are hyperechoic?
hypoechoic?
-hypoechoic=M
-hyperechoic=S
