Sonography Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12541

Andrew G. Letizia, Elizabeth Cooper, Charmagne Beckett, Chad K. Porter, Carl Goforth, Randolph P. Martin, David B. Adams, Andrew Marra, Michele Temple‐Wong, Dylan Wessman, M. Alaric Franzos

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Advanced Sonographic Imaging of the Foot and Ankle for Diagnosis of Inferior Calcaneal Nerve Entrapment 足、踝高级超声成像诊断跟骨下神经卡压

Sonography Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12493

Dannielle Macklin, Michelle Fenech, Thomas H. Burke

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Diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome using point‐of‐care ultrasound 使用床旁超声波诊断脂肪栓塞综合征

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Sonography Pub Date : 2023-12-29 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12397

Issac Cheong, Lucila Avanzato, Raúl Alejandro Gómez, Federico Matías Álvarez Vilariño, María Virginia Mazzola, Gastón Adrián Baiona, M. S. Santagiuliana, M. Furche, F. Tamagnone, P. M. Merlo

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Disappeared left atrial “myxoma”: Left atrial thrombus was misdiagnosed as myxoma 消失的左心房 "肌瘤左心房血栓被误诊为肌瘤

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Sonography Pub Date : 2023-12-29 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12396

Meng Dai, Jiaying Chen, Xuejie Li

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Hypoechoic liver in a fetus with trisomy 21 but without transient abnormal myelopoiesis at birth 21 三体综合征胎儿肝脏低回声，但出生时无一过性骨髓造血异常

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Sonography Pub Date : 2023-12-25 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12395

Emma Manunui, M. Necas

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Cardiac involvement in a case of severe eosinophilic syndrome characterized by echocardiography 一例以超声心动图为特征的严重嗜酸性粒细胞综合征患者的心脏受累情况

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Sonography Pub Date : 2023-12-23 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12393

Issac Cheong, Lucila Avanzato, Milton Bermeo, Patricio José Duarte, Javier Arrinda, P. M. Merlo

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Heating the scanning environment during ultrasound upper limb mapping: Impact on arteriovenous fistula creation outcomes and sonographer's perceptions of heating method useability 在超声波上肢绘图过程中加热扫描环境：对动静脉瘘创建结果的影响以及超声技师对加热方法可用性的看法

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Sonography Pub Date : 2023-12-19 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12385

J. Spurway, Georgina Luscombe, Melanie Laird, Conan Chan

{"title":"Heating the scanning environment during ultrasound upper limb mapping: Impact on arteriovenous fistula creation outcomes and sonographer's perceptions of heating method useability","authors":"J. Spurway, Georgina Luscombe, Melanie Laird, Conan Chan","doi":"10.1002/sono.12385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sono.12385","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the impact on arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation and maturation of four methods of heating the scanning environment during ultrasound upper limb mapping, and sonographer perceived useability of the environments.A retrospective audit at Orange and Bathurst hospitals involving patients who underwent ultrasound upper limb mapping (2016–2022). Patients were scanned using warm gel and three additional methods of warming. Two sonographers provided their preference and opinions on each environment. Data on AVF type, brachial artery blood flow (QBRA), AVF maturity status at 3 and 6 months and intervention within this timeframe was retrieved. Data from the three additional heated environments was combined for analysis (heated environments) against the heated gel only environment (gel environment).Eighty‐five patients met selection criteria. There was no significant difference in the proportion of successfully created AVFs between the heated and the gel environments (90% vs. 94%). A greater percentage of AVFs mapped in the heated environments reached maturity without intervention compared to the gel environment (70% vs. 48%, respectively). There was a statistically significant higher QBRA in the AVFs mapped in the heated environments (1.25 L/min) that reached maturity by 3 months without intervention compared to the gel environment (0.95 L/m; p = .008). Sonographers found a warm blanket/electric throw the easiest methods of heating the scanning environment.Using an electric throw and/or a warm blanket during ultrasound upper limb mapping is practical and optimises the scan environment, which provides surgeons with quality information that ultimately improves AVF creation outcomes.","PeriodicalId":29898,"journal":{"name":"Sonography","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138962979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Thyroglossal duct cyst papillary carcinoma with lymphatic infiltration: A case report 伴淋巴浸润的甲状舌管囊乳头状癌：病例报告

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Sonography Pub Date : 2023-12-14 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12394

Nguyen Thi Mai Phuong, Nguyen Thi Hao, Nguyen Thuy Linh, Chu Thi Trang, Nguyen Van Quyen, Ngo le Lam

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Transcranial ultrasound evaluation of pituitary macroadenoma 经颅超声评估垂体大腺瘤

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Sonography Pub Date : 2023-12-09 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12392

Issac Cheong

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Patient experience when self‐introducing gel into the vagina for assessment of deep endometriosis: A pilot study 患者自行将凝胶导入阴道以评估深部子宫内膜异位症的体验：试点研究

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Sonography Pub Date : 2023-12-03 DOI: 10.1002/sono.12391

Tracy Truong, N. Kennedy, Vasundhara Kaushik, Jennifer Alphonse, A. Quinton

{"title":"Patient experience when self‐introducing gel into the vagina for assessment of deep endometriosis: A pilot study","authors":"Tracy Truong, N. Kennedy, Vasundhara Kaushik, Jennifer Alphonse, A. Quinton","doi":"10.1002/sono.12391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sono.12391","url":null,"abstract":"When scanning for deep endometriosis a 20 mL syringe is used to insert gel into the vagina for a gel sonovaginography (SVG) examination. This is invasive and can cause discomfort. The aim of this study is to compare participant experience with the self‐administration of 20 mL of gel total using a 10 mL syringe versus 20 mL syringe for participants undergoing a gel SVG ultrasound to assess for any participant discomfort.This study was a quantitative pilot study with 31 participants. Consenting participants were instructed to insert a total of 20 mL of gel divided equally into one 20 mL and one 10 mL syringe, into their own vagina prior to SVG. After the SVG, a questionnaire was provided to determine the level of discomfort experienced.Overall participants found the instructions clear and the insertion of either syringe tolerable. The results demonstrated that 22/31 (71%) of participants had no discomfort inserting the 10 mL syringe. In comparison, 17/31 (55%) reported slight or mild discomfort inserting the 20 mL syringe. The majority of participants preferred inserting one 20 mL syringe rather than two 10 mL syringes.Participants found the gel insertion using either syringe tolerable with most participants finding the 10 mL syringe more comfortable but would overall prefer inserting one 20 mL syringe instead of two 10 mL syringes. Future studies on larger numbers of multicultural participants using variable syringe sizes with varying amounts of gel should be considered.","PeriodicalId":29898,"journal":{"name":"Sonography","volume":"32 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138605552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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