The role of ultrasonography in diagnosing blunt renal trauma is uncertain because it is much less sensitive in detecting parenchymal organ injuries. Indirect evidence such as perinephric haematoma may be easier to identify by ultrasonography and it is highly suggestive of underlying renal parenchymal injury. A patient with significant renal injuries diagnosed by bedside ultrasonography is repor...

There is a big demand for books on medical ultrasonography in clinical practice. This is due to the fact that ultrasonography is a rapid and reliable method to diagnose a medical condition, even in general practice or emergency settings. In experienced hands, it has a high diagnostic accuracy and may be faster than other imaging techniques. Moreover, ultrasonography or echography is largely ava...

results the interobserver agreement for sonographic descriptors changed between fair and substantial. the highest agreement was detected for mass orientation (κ=0.66). the lowest agreement was found in the margin (κ=0.33). the interobserver agreement for bi-rads final category was found as fair (κ=0.35). the intraobserver agreement for sonographic descriptors changed between substantial and alm...

symptomatic laryngeal chondrometaplasia is rare. to the best of our knowledge, there are only few case reports on laryngeal chondrometaplasia. the imaging appearance of this uncommon disease is even more rarely described. there are only two case reports describing its appearances in computed tomography (ct) and magnetic resonance imaging (mri). ultrasound (us) features have not been reported so...

ultrasound guidance for pain interventions is becoming increasing recognized as a useful imaging tool. one of the common interventions where it is gaining wider acceptance is during the performance of a stellate ganglion block. the following is a unique report where intravascular and neuronal injury occurred during the performance of an ultrasound guided stellate ganglion block followed by dysp...

Background The role of clinician-performed ultrasonography for suspected appendicitis is controversial. Published data conclude that ultrasonography has high specificity to rule in the diagnosis of appendicitis with variable sensitivity to rule it out. Newer data suggest that point-of-care ultrasonography (PoCUS) may have similar test characteristics. This is the first study to examine the effe...