A 35-year-old female underwent a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound examination. The image below shows a mid-longitudinal view of the uterus. Images courtesy of...
Cases
Questionable Mass
A 35-year-old female had a thyroid ultrasound performed for evaluation of a questionable mass in the region of the right lobe of the thyroid gland. Image courtesy of...
Thyroid Ultrasound
A 25-year-old female underwent thyroid ultrasound scan. The isthmus and the right lobe of thyroid appeared normal. The patient had had no surgical procedure performed in the neck...
Pelvic Ultrasound
A 16-year-old female underwent a routine pelvic ultrasound. The urine pregnancy test and serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) were negative. Images courtesy of...
Pancreas Assessment
A 50-year-old female presented to the hospital with history of chronic abdominal pain for 6 months. She is a known alcoholic and had been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis in the...
Fusiform Aneurysm
The image below shows a fusiform aneurysm. What is the arrow pointing to? Residual vessel lumen Artifact Intraluminal thrombus Explanation Intraluminal thrombus is...
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
A 65-year-old male with a strong family history of AAA underwent AAA screening. A fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was seen in the mid-abdominal aorta. The following...
Possible Appendicitis
A 19-year-old female patient presented to the emergency room with a history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting for the past 2 days. The physician suspected the possibility of...
Moderate Hydronephrosis
A 35-year-old female presented to the clinic with pain in the left flank. A kidney, ureter bladder (KUB) was performed. The following image was obtained which shows moderate...
Carotid Artery
A 65-year-old male underwent a duplex ultrasound examination to assess the common carotid, external and internal carotid arteries. The internal jugular vein was also seen very...
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