The thyroid is an endocrine organ that secretes hormones that regulate
metabolism and protein synthesis.
The gland is about 10 – 20 g and butterfly shaped with 2 lobes and isthmus, 30 % of the population also have a pyramidal lobe the extends superior to the isthmus.… Read More Thyroid Ultrasound
The small organ that can cause big trouble.… Read More Appendix Ultrasound
The renal veins are paired blood vessels that return blood back to the IVC. The left renal vein is the longer one and courses between the superior mesenteric artery and aorta. It is important to visualize these vessels to rule out Renal Vein Thrombosis, or Nutcracker syndrome.… Read More Renal Artery Doppler
A varicocele is an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform plexus (a network of small veins in the spermatic cord).… Read More Varicocele
Seeing with sound to some may sound like science fiction, but to sonographers it is a way of life.… Read More The Past, Present and Future of Medical Ultrasound
Neonatal Neurosonography is a very important and indispensable tool for evaluating pre-term and term neonates for intracranial pathology.… Read More Neonatal Neurosonography
Musculoskeletal Sonography is becoming more utilized each day. We now have a certification via the ARDMS exclusively for MSK ultrasound. In no time it’ll be as common as gallbladders! It’s good to study and learn new techniques to make yourself marketable in the future of sonography and also cause learning is fun! Routinely scanned structures… Read More Musculoskeletal Ultrasound a Primer
Red blood cell (RBC) rouleaux formation is a reversible phenomenon that occurs during low blood flow and small shearing forces in circulation.… Read More Rouleaux
