A disorder in which the scar link tissue called plaque, forms under the skin of the penis.

One of the recommendations to decrease the heating body tissue during ultrasound exposure is to “use specific application as per body part.”

One of the recommendations to decrease the heating body tissue during ultrasound exposure is to “decrease receiver gain rather than power.”

A rare genetic condition that causes the bile ducts in the liver to be wider than usual.

A condition characterized by pus-filled pocket of fluid within the liver.

Ultrasound has become an established imaging modality to evaluate thyroid gland and its disease since the gland is located superficially in anterior part of the neck.

Small-parts ultrasound requires more specific and special preparations than abdominal ultrasound.

A condition characterized by dilatation of the seminiferous tubules of the mediastinum testis.

Small-parts ultrasound imaging refers to the display of large structures using high-frequency linear array transducers.

Ultrasound is extensively used for the diagnosis of breast diseases because it is convenient for the patient & enables high-resolution visualization of breast lesions without ionizing radiation.

Select the main indications for breast sonography:

Ultrasound is not as useful for imaging the salivary glands.

Scrotal ultrasound has the ability to assess inflammatory processes such as epididymitis & orchitis.

The practice of abdominal ultrasound presents a significant challenge for the sonographer as the ages of the patient may range from infancy to old age.

Gallbladder is a distended pear-shaped structure that appears _____ in ultrasound.

The testis is the male reproductive gland contained within the ______.

Gallbladder appears black in ultrasound as it contains _____ which is echo-free.

This effect of ultrasound is mainly due to a phenomenon called absorption, in which the mechanical energy is converted into heat.

Cavitation is caused by the oscillation of small gas bubbles within the ultrasound field.