Abdomen - Ultrasonography
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Diagnosis of gastric varices and evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment using transabdominal color Doppler ultrasonography.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hemodynamics of gastric varices using transabdominal color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS). METHODS: Using CDUS, we evaluated 41 consecutive patients with gastric varices. We examined color flow ... Read more...

Association between gestational age and bovine fetal characteristics measured by transcutaneous ultrasound over the right flank of the dairy cow.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine bovine fetal characteristics significantly associated with increasing gestational age as measured via transcutaneous ultrasonography over the right flank. METHODS: The length of gestation at date of pregnancy diagnosis via ... Read more...

[Abdominal sonography 2008 - a short breakdown of the Dreiländertreffen in Davos]

15 Aug 2009 The contributions to sonography of the abdomen and retroperitoneum approximately equaled those of the previous years with respect to quantity and quality. CEUS received the greatest amount of attention as evidenced by the increase in the number of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Abdomen - Ultrasonography'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Diagnosis of gastric varices and evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment using transabdominal color Doppler ultrasonography. 30 Aug 2009
• Association between gestational age and bovine fetal characteristics measured by transcutaneous ultrasound over the right flank of the dairy cow. 30 Aug 2009
• [Abdominal sonography 2008 - a short breakdown of the Dreiländertreffen in Davos] 15 Aug 2009
• Interobserver reproducibility of transabdominal 3-dimensional sonography of the fetal brain. 30 Jul 2009
• Three-dimensional ultrasonographic depiction of fetal abdominal blood vessels. 30 Jul 2009
• Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as a gingival mass. 29 Jun 2009
• Renal and perinephric abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus. 29 Jun 2009
• Extrarenal calyces: a rare anomaly of the renal collecting system. 29 Jun 2009
• Ultrasound of the right lateral intercostal space. 29 Jun 2009
• Volume imaging in the abdomen with ultrasound: how we do it. 29 Jun 2009
• [A rare differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain--case 04/2009] 29 Jun 2009
• Serum retinol-binding protein 4 correlates with obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia in HIV-infected subjects receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. 16 Jun 2009
• Answer to case of the month #152 retroperitoneal teratoma. 30 May 2009
• Abdominal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus: spectrum of imaging findings. 30 May 2009
• Common pitfalls in paediatric abdominal imaging. 30 May 2009
• I-131 uptake in an ovarian tumor: differential diagnosis for abdominal I-131 uptake. 30 May 2009
• [What is your diagnosis?] 25 May 2009
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), insulin resistance and lipid profile in antiepileptic drug treatment. 20 May 2009
• Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for neonatal abdominal surgery. 29 Apr 2009
• Implementation of real-time ultrasound in a thoracic surgery practice. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Abdomen'

Definition: That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.

Descriptor UI: D000005

Alternative terms: Abdomen; Abdomens;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; embryology; growth & development; innervation; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radionuclide imaging; surgery; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: A01.047;

Technical Notes: GEN: prefer specifics; abdom muscles = ABDOMINAL MUSCLES but RECTUS ABDOMINIS is available; abdominal pain = ABDOMINAL PAIN; abrupt dis requiring emerg surg = ABDOMEN, ACUTE