{"title":"Comparative diagnostic value of carotid colour Doppler ultrasound and carotid magnetic resonance angiography in detecting carotid artery stenosis.","authors":"Wei Li, Jin Wang, Yuanyuan Zhu, Jie Liu","doi":"10.11152/mu-4590","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4590","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To compare the diagnostic value of carotid colour Doppler ultrasound (CDO) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in detecting carotid vascular stenosis, using digital subtraction angiography (DSA) as the gold standard.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 120 patients admitted between January 2022 and December 2024 were divided into two groups of 60 based on the initial imaging modality. The CDO group underwent carotid CDO followed by DSA for suspected stenosis, while the MRA group received MRA first, with DSA performed for confirmed cases. DSA served as the reference standard. Stenosis severity was graded using NASCET criteria, and sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and agreement (Kappa) with DSA were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CDO showed excellent agreement with DSA (Kappa = 0.823), with 97.67% sensitivity, 88.24% specificity and 95.00% accuracy, demonstrating high consistency across all stenosis grades and occlusion. MRA showed moderate agreement with DSA (Kappa = 0.657), achieving 97.30% sensitivity, 65.22% specificity and 85.00% accuracy, with notable overestimation in mild stenosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both CDO and MRA are valuable non-invasive tools for evaluating carotid vascular stenosis. CDO is simple, cost-effective and suitable for large-scale screening, whereas MRA provides detailed vascular anatomy and is better suited for confirmatory assessment of complex lesions. Appropriate selection or combined use can improve diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"271-276"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286751","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}
Hua Wang, Lei Sun, Xiang-Ru Wang, Xin-Xin Lu, Fang-Xi Zhao, Si-Yuan Zhang, Liang Wu, Xiao-Peng Li
{"title":"Ultrasound characteristics of early glottic laryngeal cancer: diagnostic value and preoperative T staging.","authors":"Hua Wang, Lei Sun, Xiang-Ru Wang, Xin-Xin Lu, Fang-Xi Zhao, Si-Yuan Zhang, Liang Wu, Xiao-Peng Li","doi":"10.11152/mu-4588","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To analyze the ultrasound characteristics of early glottic laryngeal cancer and evaluate their value in diagnosis and T-stage prediction.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 154 patients with postoperative diagnosis of early glottic cancer were included. Ultrasonic findings were summarized, and factors influencing diagnosis and T staging were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Key findings included mucosal roughness, reduced echogenicity, vocal cord masses, and Adler grade III blood flow. Ultrasound showed 87.66% sensitivity. Adler grade and vocal cord mass were independent predictors of diagnosis. T-staging concordance was 74.51% for T1a, 72.73% for T1b, and 86.21% for T2, with no significant difference among stages. Adler grade and resistance index differed significantly across T stages, with resistance index and vocal cord mass being independent staging factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ultrasound can clearly distinguish mucosal layer lesions on the vocal cords, and it has a certain value in the diagnosis and T staging of early glottic laryngeal cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"301-307"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286874","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}
Ahmet Faruk Yildiz, Mustafa Sabak, Mehmet Selman Cavdar, Muhammed Mustafa Demir, Mahsuk Taylan, Mehmet Sait Menzilcioglu
{"title":"Bedside internal jugular vein ultrasonography as a prognostic tool in COPD exacerbations.","authors":"Ahmet Faruk Yildiz, Mustafa Sabak, Mehmet Selman Cavdar, Muhammed Mustafa Demir, Mahsuk Taylan, Mehmet Sait Menzilcioglu","doi":"10.11152/mu-4586","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4586","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To evaluate if internal jugular vein (IJV) diameter changes, assessed by bedside ultrasonography, are associated with the severity and prognosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations, and to determine their utility in guiding clinical management in the emergency department.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This prospective, observational pilot study included 45 patients presenting to the emergency department with a COPD exacerbation. Patients underwent right IJV ultrasonography at presentation and 2 hours post-treatment. IJV diameters (IJVMAX, IJVMIN, IJVCOMP) and derived collapsibility indices (INDEX1, INDEX2) were measured by a single, blinded physician. Outcomes analyzed were hospital/ICU admission and 1-month mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>45 patients (mean age 64.96 years) were included. Following treatment, IJVMIN decreased (p=0.026) and collapsibility (INDEX1) increased significantly (p=0.002). 1-month mortality (n=4) was associated with higher post-treatment IJVCOMP2 (p=0.041). Patients admitted to the ICU (n=9) had significantly higher IJV diameters and lower collapsibility indices (p<0.05). For predicting ICU admission, IJVMIN (cut-off ≥1,05cm) had an AUC of 0.861 with 86.1% specificity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Bedside IJV ultrasonography helps predict severity and monitor treatment response in COPD exacerbations. IJV parameters are associated with ICU admission and mortality, suggesting they are valuable, non-invasive decision support tools for emergency physicians.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"277-285"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286726","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":"Ultrasound was born dynamic: why are we still scanning static?","authors":"Ahmad J Abdulsalam, Abdulrazzaq Aldhafiri","doi":"10.11152/mu-4636","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4636","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p></p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":"28 3","pages":"366-367"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149043020","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}
Daniela Fodor, Maria Badarinza, Claudiu Filip, Doinita Crisan, Oana Serban
{"title":"Rice bodies, extensor digitorum longus tendon tenosynovitis and sarcoidosis - multimodal ultrasound approach. A case report.","authors":"Daniela Fodor, Maria Badarinza, Claudiu Filip, Doinita Crisan, Oana Serban","doi":"10.11152/mu-4631","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4631","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present the case of a young woman in whom the association between sarcoidosis, extensor digitorum longus tendon tenosynovitis, and the presence of numerous rice bodies within the tendon sheath revealed a new clinical manifestation of sarcoidosis, in the absence of pulmonary or lymph nodes involvement. The most important aspect of this case is the assessment of tenosynovitis using multimodal ultrasound (grey scale, color/power Doppler, strain elastography, contrast enhanced ultrasound) which demonstrated specific findings that may facilitate further recognition of this clinical condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"363-365"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148714831","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":"A case of umbilical cord torsion diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound.","authors":"Gui-Lin Ye, Jia-Yi Zhang, Lu Ye, Hong Luo","doi":"10.11152/mu-4642","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p></p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":"28 3","pages":"373-374"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149043213","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}
Christoph F Dietrich, Jan Henrik Moll, Michael Blaivas, Susan Campbell Westerway, Yi Dong, Fernando Esposito, Claudia Lucius, Carmel M Moran, Kathleen Möller, Burkhard Möller, Florian Recker, Christian Jenssen
{"title":"Sonopsychology: integrating psychological awareness and patient-centered outcomes into ultrasound practice.","authors":"Christoph F Dietrich, Jan Henrik Moll, Michael Blaivas, Susan Campbell Westerway, Yi Dong, Fernando Esposito, Claudia Lucius, Carmel M Moran, Kathleen Möller, Burkhard Möller, Florian Recker, Christian Jenssen","doi":"10.11152/mu-4554","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4554","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sonopsychology refers to the multidimensional psychological interactions occurring before, during, and after ultrasound examinations. While the psychological effects of radiological examinations are documented, the unique context of ultrasound, marked by real-time imaging and close examiner-patient interaction, has not received equivalent attention. This review explores the psychological dynamics in various contexts-radiology, oncology, and interventional ultrasound-highlighting key domains such as communication, emotional attunement, examiner self-awareness, and the influence of environmental and procedural factors. The concept of Sonopsychology emphasizes that ultrasound is not merely a diagnostic tool or processes but also a human encounter. By integrating emotional intelligence and relational competencies into routine practice, examiners can enhance patient satisfaction, trust, and even clinical outcomes. Ultimately, this integrative approach reframes performance assessment emphasizing patient-centered outcomes, moving beyond a solely technical evaluation.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"315-325"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145491185","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":"Diagnostic value of ultrasound parameters combined with clinical features in children with alveolar and non- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.","authors":"Nana Li, Ting Wang, Tianzi Li, Bailing Liu","doi":"10.11152/mu-4589","DOIUrl":"10.11152/mu-4589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in clinical and ultrasound findings between alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) and non-ARMS in order to improve the accuracy of preoperative diagnosis of ARMS in children.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A retrospective study of 33 children with pathologically confirmed RMS (ARMS and non-ARMS groups) was realized. Clinical features and ultrasound parameters were compared between ARMS and non-ARMS using Fisher 's exact test analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and area under the curve (AUC) were used to represent diagnostic performance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the clinical features, there were statistically significant differences between ARMS and non-ARMS groups in site (p=0.020), TNM stage (p=0.007), IRS stage (p=0.009), risk grade (p=0.011), and distant metastasis (p=0.020). There were statistical differences in necrosis (p= p0.039) and central hyperechoic fiber bundles (p<0.001) between the two groups. The combination of ultrasound and clinical characteristics demonstrated excellent predictive ability (AUC was 0.964).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Children with ARMS more often present with poor prognosis, and combined clinical and ultrasound features are helpful for preoperative identification of ARMS and providing imaging evidence for accurate clinical diagnosis and treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":94138,"journal":{"name":"Medical ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"293-300"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286736","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}