Ultrasound fundamentals Part 1 Flashcards
What is the sonographers role?
- access soft tissue and vascular structures
- Differentiate normal and abnormal
- document pertinent findings
- communicate findings
What is echogenicity?
Number of echoes produced
What is echotexture?
Echo pattern within an organ or structure
What does echogenic mean?
A structure that produces echoes
What does anechoic mean?
Without internal echoes
What does hyper echoic mean?
An increased number of echoes. (describes the comparison to an adjacent structure, or brighter then other structures)
What does Hypoechoic mean?
Fewer echoes in a structure compared to another structure (a structure that is darker then another)
What does isoechoic mean?
A structure that is the same echogenicity as an adjacent area
What does Homogeneous mean?
- Uniform echoes throughout a structure
- Describes the parenchymal texture of several organ
What does heterogeneous mean?
Uneven textural pattern throughout a structure
What does parenchyma mean?
Organ tissue
What does acute mean?
Sudden onset of signs and symptoms
What does afebrile mean?
W/O fever
What does atrophy mean?
Wasting, decrease in size
What does chronic mean?
Gradual onset; health related state lasting a long time
