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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The imaging technique of choice for cystic echinococcosis is ultrasonography since it is not only able to visualize the cysts in the body’s organs but it is also inexpensive, non-invasive and gives instant results.<ref>Macpherson, Calum N.L., Ruth Milner, and . "Performance Characteristics and Quality Control of Community Based Ultrasound Surveys for Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis." Acta Tropica 85. (2003): 203-09. Web. 24 February 2010.</ref><ref name="BrunettiEnrico">Brunetti, Enrico, Peter Kern , and Dominique Vuitton. "Expert Consensus for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis in Humans." Acta Tropica (2009). Web. 24 February 2010.</ref> Ultrasonography has been widely used for screening, clinical diagnosis, and monitoring of treatment of liver and intraabdominal cysts. | The imaging technique of choice for [[cystic echinococcosis]] is [[ultrasonography]] since it is not only able to visualize the [[Cyst|cysts]] in the body’s organs but it is also inexpensive, [[Non-invasive (medical)|non-invasive]] and gives instant results.<ref>Macpherson, Calum N.L., Ruth Milner, and . "Performance Characteristics and Quality Control of Community Based Ultrasound Surveys for Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis." Acta Tropica 85. (2003): 203-09. Web. 24 February 2010.</ref><ref name="BrunettiEnrico">Brunetti, Enrico, Peter Kern , and Dominique Vuitton. "Expert Consensus for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis in Humans." Acta Tropica (2009). Web. 24 February 2010.</ref> [[Ultrasonography]] has been widely used for screening, clinical diagnosis, and monitoring of treatment of [[liver]] and intraabdominal [[cysts]]. | ||
==Echinococcosis ultrasound== | ==Echinococcosis ultrasound== | ||
*On ultrasound cyst appears as a hyperechoic mass with a heterogeneity and contains scattered calcifications with irregular, poorly defined edges. | *On [[ultrasound]], [[cyst]] appears as a hyperechoic mass with a heterogeneity and contains scattered [[Calcification|calcifications]] with irregular, poorly defined edges. | ||
*A central necrotic cavity with a hypoechoic pseudoliquid structure and anfractuous borders can also be demonstrated. | *A central [[necrotic]] cavity with a hypoechoic pseudoliquid structure and anfractuous borders can also be demonstrated. | ||
*If the calcifications are associated with a positive result on specific serology, they may represent abortive forms of the disease. | *If the [[Calcification|calcifications]] are associated with a positive result on specific [[serology]], they may represent abortive forms of the disease. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Overview
The imaging technique of choice for cystic echinococcosis is ultrasonography since it is not only able to visualize the cysts in the body’s organs but it is also inexpensive, non-invasive and gives instant results.[1][2] Ultrasonography has been widely used for screening, clinical diagnosis, and monitoring of treatment of liver and intraabdominal cysts.
Echinococcosis ultrasound
- On ultrasound, cyst appears as a hyperechoic mass with a heterogeneity and contains scattered calcifications with irregular, poorly defined edges.
- A central necrotic cavity with a hypoechoic pseudoliquid structure and anfractuous borders can also be demonstrated.
- If the calcifications are associated with a positive result on specific serology, they may represent abortive forms of the disease.
References
- ↑ Macpherson, Calum N.L., Ruth Milner, and . "Performance Characteristics and Quality Control of Community Based Ultrasound Surveys for Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis." Acta Tropica 85. (2003): 203-09. Web. 24 February 2010.
- ↑ Brunetti, Enrico, Peter Kern , and Dominique Vuitton. "Expert Consensus for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis in Humans." Acta Tropica (2009). Web. 24 February 2010.