Ultrasound: A Pattern Approach

Liver: Hyperechoic Liver Mass(es); Hypoechoic Liver Mass(es); Cystic Lesions in the Liver; Highly Echogenic Liver Lesions Containing Calcification or Air; Target (Bull's-Eye) Lesions in the Liver or Spleen; Lesions in Liver and Spleen; Diffuse Echotexture Abnormality of the Liver; Lesions That Scallop the Liver; Biliary Ductal Dilatation; Material Within the Bile Ducts; Bile Duct Wall Thickening; Too Many Tubes in the Liver; Abnormalities of the Portal Vein; Brightly Echogenic Portal Triads; Periportal Masses; Gallbladder: Diffuse Gallbladder Wall Thickening; Focal Gallbladder Wall Thickening; Echogenic Gallbladder Wall with Shadowing: Air versus Calcium; Soft Tissue Material Within the Gallbladder; Enlargement of the Gallbladder; Nonvisualization of the Gallbladder; Septations Within the Gallbladder; Pericholecystic Fluids; Pancreas: Pancreatic and Peripancreatic Cysts; Pancreatic Ductal Dilation; Solid-Appearing Masses in the Pancreas; Spleen: Splenomegaly; Cystic Lesions of the Spleen; Focal Solid-Appearing Lesions of the Spleen; Calcifications in the Spleen; Perisplenic Collections; Peritoneal Cavity: Ascites; Discordant Quantity of Fluid in the Lesser Sac; Echogenic Fluid in the Cul-de-sac; Right Lower Quadrant Fluid Collection; Omental Thickening; Large Cystic Mass in the Abdomen; Large, Solid-Appearing Mass in the Abdomen; Bowel Wall Thickening; Dilated, Fluid-Filled Small Bowel Loops: Small Bowel Obstruction versus Ileus Kidney: Hydronephrosis; Variants of Obstructed Hydronephrosis; Unilateral Small, Smooth Kidney; Unilateral Small, Scarred Kidney; Unilateral Renal Enlargement Without Focal Mass; Bilateral Renal Enlargement with Increased Echogenicity; Bilateral Small, Echogenic Kidneys; Unilateral Cystic or Complicated Renal Mass; Unilateral Solid-Appearing Hypoechoic Renal Mass; Hyperechoic Renal Mass; Calcified Renal Mass; Bilateral Renal Cysts; Bilateral Solid Renal Masses; Preservation of Reniform Shape with Abdormal Enhancement on CT; Renal Vein Thrombosis; Calcifications in the Renal Collecting System; Cortical Calcifications; Medullary Nephrocalcinosis; Nonshadowing Soft Tissue Material Within Distended Renal Collecting System; Fluid Collections Near the Kidney; Adrenals: Unilateral Hypoechoic Adrenal Mass; Bilateral Adrenal Enlargement; Adrenal Calcifications; Fatty Mass in the Adrenal Bed; Retroperitoneum: Periaortic Soft Tissue; Iliopsoas Muscle Enlargement; Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis; Inferior Vena Cava Distention; Bladder: Focal Bladder Wall Thickening; Diffuse Bladder Wall Thickening; Echogenic Bladder Wall with Shadowing (Calcification or Air); Perivesicular Cystic Mass; Uterus, Cervix, and Vagina: Cystic Structure in the Cervix; Material Within the Vagina; Uterine Enlargement; Thickened Endometrium; Fluid in the Endometrial Cavity: Positive -HCG; Fluid in the Endometrial Cavity: Negative -HCG; Amorphous Material Within the Uterus: Positive -HCG; Ovary and Adnexa: Simple Cyst in the Adnexa; Complex Adnexal Mass with Neg