Abdominal ultrasound
The basic principles of the abdominal ultrasound examination.
- Indication / Technique
- Normal Anatomy Liver & Gallbladder
- Normal Anatomy Urinary tract
- Normal Anatomy Spleen & Pancreas
- Normal Anatomy Aorta
- Normal Anatomy Intestines
- Checklist
- Pathology Liver & Gallbladder
- Pathology Urinary tract
- Pathology Spleen & Pancreas
- Pathology Aorta
- Pathology Intestines & Trauma
Normal Anatomy - Intestines
The (small) intestines can never be imaged in their entirety by ultrasound. However, ultrasound may be very helpful in common intestinal pathologies.
The intestinal wall appearance changes markedly from the small intestine (Kerkring folds) to the colon (haustrations). Intestinal gas is a limiting factor in reliable evaluation of the intestinal wall (fig. 19).
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drs. A. van der Plas (MSK radiologist Maastricht UMC+)
With special thanks to:
drs. M.P.M. Kop (abdominal radiologist Amsterdam UMC)
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drs. A. van der Plas (MSK radiologist Maastricht UMC+)
Sources:
- B. Block. Abdominal Ultrasound: Step by Step (2004).
- W.D. Middleton et al. The Requisites – Ultrasound (2004).
30/07/2016
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