Chengfang Yu, Shuang Wang, Na Shi, Li Li, Yilan Piao
{"title":"A case of scapular metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma.","authors":"Chengfang Yu, Shuang Wang, Na Shi, Li Li, Yilan Piao","doi":"10.11152/mu-4425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11152/mu-4425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":"26 3","pages":"322-323"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142305017","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}
Ronan De Souza, Cecilia Gómez Ravetti, Rafael Silva E Castro, Elio Furbino Frossard, Isabella Santanna Dos Anjos, Angélica Gomides Dos Reis Gomes, Paula Frizera Vassallo, Vandack Nobre
{"title":"Utrasound as a method for confirming the positioning of enteral catheters in critically ill patients.","authors":"Ronan De Souza, Cecilia Gómez Ravetti, Rafael Silva E Castro, Elio Furbino Frossard, Isabella Santanna Dos Anjos, Angélica Gomides Dos Reis Gomes, Paula Frizera Vassallo, Vandack Nobre","doi":"10.11152/mu-4392","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4392","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the agreement between the bedside ultrasound in a single epigastric window and the plain X-ray to confirm the positioning of the enteral catheter in critically ill patients.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This was an observational, cross-sectional study conducted in two Intensive Care Units of a university hospital. The ultrasound exams were carried out immediately after the introduction of the enteral catheter, using only the epigastric window, with an injection of 5 ml of air associated with 5 ml of saline solution. In all cases, the plain radiography was taken to confirm the positioning of the enteral catheter and to define the beginning of nutritional therapy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 83 patients, the positioning of the enteral catheter was confirmed by plain radiography in all cases and by ultrasound in 81 (97.6%) patients. The median duration of the ultrasound exam was 2 (2-3) minutes, while the time spent between the request for the X-ray and the release of the exam for a doctor's appointment was 225 (120-330) minutes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bedside ultrasound proved to be an effective, quick, and safe method to confirm the position of the enteral catheter in critically ill patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"242-247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444106","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}
{"title":"An interesting mass: a case of abdominal teratoma from ovary complicated with torsion.","authors":"Shuang Zheng, Fang Peng, Chengwen Tong, Dawei Wang, Lian-di Liu, Bin Xiao","doi":"10.11152/mu-4428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11152/mu-4428","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":"26 3","pages":"325-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142305019","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}
Bin Hu, Yanan Li, Xin Li, Ming Zhang, Yi Jiang, Miao Shi
{"title":"A rare case of ovarian hypercalcemia type small cell carcinoma.","authors":"Bin Hu, Yanan Li, Xin Li, Ming Zhang, Yi Jiang, Miao Shi","doi":"10.11152/mu-4423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11152/mu-4423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":"26 3","pages":"319-320"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142305018","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}
Isil Basara Akin, Canan Altay, Aytaç Gülcü, Süleyman Men
{"title":"Contribution of MicroFlow imaging in the diagnosis of cystic artery pseudoaneurysm including weak turbulent flow.","authors":"Isil Basara Akin, Canan Altay, Aytaç Gülcü, Süleyman Men","doi":"10.11152/mu-4420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11152/mu-4420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":"26 3","pages":"316-317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142305034","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}
{"title":"Comment to: Perfluorobutane (Sonazoid) Contrast-enhanced ultrasound to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Ke Xu","doi":"10.11152/mu-4429","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":"26 3","pages":"327-329"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142305033","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}
{"title":"How CEUS improves gallbladder pathology evaluation. A comprehensive pictorial and review of the literature.","authors":"Alexandru Florin Badea, Lidia Ciobanu","doi":"10.11152/mu-4382","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4382","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gallbaldder disorders represent a prevalent pathology encounterd in daily practice, both in emergency and ambulatory settings. Transabdominal ultrasound has a high accuracy for the diagnosis of gallstones and acute cholecystitis. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can depict and characterized the vascular pattern in cases of inflammatory or malignant processes. In an emergency situation such as acute cholecystitis in patients with comorbidities, CEUS can acurate identify a gangrenous cholecystitis; subsequently the medical management can rely on this technique. The differential diagnosis of benign vs malignant pathology, in cases of segmental or diffuse wall thickening, can also benefit from CEUS. In this paper we aimed to discuss and to illustrate the role of CEUS in gallbladder pathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"293-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141160274","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}