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Factors affecting the accuracy of fetal cardiac ultrasound screening in the first trimester of pregnancy
Factors affecting the accuracy of fetal cardiac ultrasound screening in the first trimester of pregnancy
Most studies on the performance of first-trimester cardiac screening have concentrated on comparing the detection rate bet...
Lobular carcinoma in situ detectable as a mass on ultrasonography: a case report
Lobular carcinoma in situ detectable as a mass on ultrasonography: a case report
A woman in her 60 s was referred to our department due to a mass detected in the right breast during a screening mammograp...
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in renal cystic lesions: an update
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in renal cystic lesions: an update
This narrative review aims to describe the current status of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in characterizing renal c...
Recent developments in diagnostic ultrasound for lower urinary tract function
Recent developments in diagnostic ultrasound for lower urinary tract function
Ultrasonography (US) is an essential tool in the clinical management of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD), including ...
Clinical application of photoacoustic imaging for cervical precursor lesion detection
Clinical application of photoacoustic imaging for cervical precursor lesion detection
Early diagnosis of a precursor lesion in the uterine cervix is an essential factor in uterine cervical cancer prevention. ...
Ablation manual for liver cancer
Ablation manual for liver cancer
Because of recent advances in energy device technology, ablation has become popular worldwide. It is less invasive and pro...
Advanced ultrasound diagnosis of extrahepatic bile duct lesions
Advanced ultrasound diagnosis of extrahepatic bile duct lesions
Ultrasound (US) has high specificity and sensitivity, and it should be performed first for patients with suspicion of bili...
Mild renal dysfunction causes aggravated cardiac damage in type 2 diabetic patients: a comprehensive echocardiography study
Mild renal dysfunction causes aggravated cardiac damage in type 2 diabetic patients: a comprehensive echocardiography study
We sought to detect left ventricular (LV) adverse alterations in structure and function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)...
Principle of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
Principle of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
Sonazoid, an ultrasound contrast agent, has been covered by insurance in Japan since January 2007 for the diagnosis of hep...
Identifying unstable ramp lesions using ultrasonography
Identifying unstable ramp lesions using ultrasonography
Patients with suspected ramp lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasonography (US) healed and showed no inst...
Transabdominal ultrasound evaluation of vascularity of gallbladder lesions: particularly those with wall thickening
Transabdominal ultrasound evaluation of vascularity of gallbladder lesions: particularly those with wall thickening
Gallbladder wall thickening is relatively common in clinical settings, and for appropriate diagnosis, the size, shape, int...
Quantitative evaluation of lower limb varicose veins using photoacoustic imaging
Quantitative evaluation of lower limb varicose veins using photoacoustic imaging
Varicose veins in the lower extremities are dilated subcutaneous varicose veins with a diameter of  ≥ 3&...
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of cervical lymph nodes
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of cervical lymph nodes
Many patients visit outpatient clinics suffering from cervical lymphadenopathy. For those patients, ultrasonography is use...
High-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma
High-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) represents a method employing high-intensity ultrasound energy to induce thermal ...