ULTRASOUND
a non-invasive technique to locate abnormalities in
the pelvis or other areas by recording the patterns
of sound waves reflected by tissues. Also called:
ultrasonography, echography, sonography, gynecologic
sonogram. The report is sometimes called a scan.
Key words/possible involvement: density, mass
effect, area of increased attenuation,
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abnormal density, abnormal echo, adnexal mass, cystic mass.
Other words/no involvement: if there is no specific
reference to mass, density, metastasis, or lesion.
ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND
a noninvasive technique to locate abnormalities in the abdomen
by recording the patterns of sound waves reflected by tissues.
Also called: ultrasonography, echography, sonography, abdominal
ultrasonography, sonogram. The report is sometimes called
a scan.
Key words/possible involvement: density, mass effect,
area of increased attenuation, abnormal density, abnormal
echo, cystic mass.
Other words/no involvement: if there is no specific
reference to mass, density, metastasis, or lesion.
PELVIC ULTRASOUND a
noninvasive technique to locate abnormalities in the pelvis
by recording the patterns of sound waves reflected by tissues.
Also called: ultrasonography, echography, sonography, abdominal
ultrasonography, gynecologic ultrasound, sonogram. The report
is sometimes called a scan.
Key words/possible involvement: density, mass effect,
area of increased attenuation, abnormal density, abnormal
echo, cystic mass, adnexal mass.
Other words/no involvement: if there is no specific
reference to mass, density, metastasis, or lesion.
PROSTATIC ULTRASOUND
a recently developed technique to locate areas of adenocarcinoma
within the prostate and to assess whether the prostatic capsule
is intact. Also called: transrectal ultrasound, TRUS, ultrasonography,
echography, sonography. This procedure cannot assess lymph
node size, but may be useful in guiding needle biopsies.
Key words/possible involvement: density, mass effect,
area of increased attenuation, abnormal density, abnormal
echo.
Other words/no involvement: if there is no specific
reference to mass, density, metastasis, or lesion.
RENAL ULTRASOUND a
noninvasive technique to locate abnormalities in the kidney
and renal pelvis by recording the patterns of sound waves
reflected by tissues. Also called: ultrasonography, echography,
sonography, kidney ultrasound, and sonogram. The report is
sometimes called a scan.
Key words/possible involvement: density, mass effect,
area of increased attenuation, abnormal density, abnormal
echo, cystic mass.
Other words/no involvement: if there is no specific
reference to mass, density, metastasis, or lesion.
THYROID SONOGRAM also
called thyroid ultrasonography, thyroid scintigraphy. Differentiates
cysts from solid tumors.
Key words/possible involvement: area of decreased
uptake, cold spot, cold nodule, nonfunctioning nodule, area
of decreased echoes, irregular echoes, mass, nodule, space
occupying lesion.
Other words/no involvement: no specific reference
to visible abnormality, normal size, shape, and position,
as well as references to benign adenomas, cysts, congenital
anomalies, and other benign conditions.
ULTRASOUND OF TESTES
a recently developed technique to locate areas of cancer within
the testes and to assess whether the testicular capsule is
intact. Also called: ultrasonography, echography, sonography.
Key words/possible involvement: density, mass effect,
area of increased attenuation, abnormal density, abnormal
echo.
Other words/no involvement: if there is no specific
reference to abnormality of the testes.
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