| Literature DB >> 26112637 |
Gibran Yusuf1, Eleni Konstantatou1, Maria E Sellars1, Dean Y Huang1, Paul S Sidhu2.
Abstract
We investigated the appearances of intratesticular hematomas on multiparametric sonography combining grayscale, color Doppler, and contrast-enhanced sonography and strain elastography. Over a 3-year period, 17 hematomas in 8 patients were analyzed. Blunt trauma (n = 7) and surgery (n = 1) were preceding events. Grayscale sonography showed well-defined oval or round predominantly hypoechoic and heterogeneous, peripherally (n = 13) or centrally (n = 4) located lesions. Three showed contrast enhancement of septations, and 4 showed peripheral lesion rim enhancement. On strain elastography, the mean strain ratio was 1.19 (range, 0.41-2.36), and elasticity score were 3 or lower (n = 13) and 5 (n = 4). Multiparametric sonography shows nonenhancement with contrast and predominantly "soft" elastographic properties and aids in the interpretation of the benign nature of intratesticular hematomas.Entities:
Keywords: contrast-enhanced sonography; genitourinary ultrasound; hematoma; strain elastography; testis
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26112637 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.34.7.1319
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ultrasound Med ISSN: 0278-4297 Impact factor: 2.153