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What does it mean when a liver ultrasound shows mild echo dense?
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∙ 12y ago
It means that the ultrasound has found an area of abnormality that will need to be further diagnosed. Possibly with a biopsy. It does not mean that there is cancer, but it could mean that there is a mass or tumor present.
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What does a parenchymal echotexture of liver is increased?
The echo texture of an organ is its ability to bounce an echo (of an ultrasound, for example) off the surface. The parenchymal structure of the liver is its connective tissue. If the echo texture is increased, that means the density of the liver has increased.
Does ultrasound detect fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver?
Ultrasound can aid in the detection of fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver, by measuring how ecogenic the liver is (the more it "echo's" the greater the scarring). However any findings still have to be validated by a biopsy, before a diagnoses can be confirmed.
What is homogeneous in ultrasound?
No edges in the echo.
What is the homogeneous echo-texture in prostate gland?
i had test done an it said the liver appears homogeneous in echotexture with no evidence of hepatic mass or perihepatic collecttion ... so i am needing to know what that means do i have cancer in my liver ?
What is renal parenchymal echogenicity?
Parenchyma is the functional part of an organ (while stroma is the supporting tissue). Echogenicity means ability to produce an echo. So parenchymal echogenicity means the ability of the functional part of an organ to produce an echo (for ultrasound examination for example).
Why do anUltrasound of liver after liver enzymes were elevated?
An ultrasound indicates whether they is any/how much scarring there is of the liver. (The more "echo" that comes back from the liver, the more scarred it is). An ultra sound also shows up whether the liver is enlarged (a sign that it is trying to repair itself from something) or has any abnormalities on it. It's the easiest non-invasive investigative procedure.
What EL is in ultrasound?
Echo Location. Bats do this all the time.
Do echo cardiograms use ultrasound to diagnose heart conditions?
Essentially, yes they do.
What is the medical term meaning sonogram of the heart using standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart?
Echocardiography uses ultrasound to view the inside of the heart.Cardiac Echo/2D Echo
What are the other two names for a cardiac ultrasound?
The other two names that refer to a cardiac ultrasound include Echocardiography and Cardiac Echo. A Cardiac Echo is used in situations where physicians need to diagnose a heart condition in a patient.
What is an echo scan?
It uses ultrasound waves that is reflected off objects within your body to create a picture. A variation on a theme is a Doppler echo that uses the same ultrasound waves to measure rate of flow, for example blood flow through an artery.
Is echo produced in a dense forest?
It is mainly in cold and wet areas as well as large,quiet places. Then in that case yup, forests do produce echo.
