Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound of the Scrotum: Absence of Vascularity as an Invaluable Aid to Diagnosis
ECR25 / C-12903

Congress: ECR25
Poster Number: C-12903
Type: Poster: EPOS Radiologist (educational)
Authorblock: F. Jabbar, D. Huang, G. T. Yusuf, M. Sellars, P. S. Sidhu; London/UK
Disclosures:
Faiz Jabbar: Nothing to disclose
Dean Huang: Nothing to disclose
Gibran Timothy Yusuf: Nothing to disclose
Maria Sellars: Nothing to disclose
Paul S. Sidhu: Nothing to disclose
Keywords: Genital / Reproductive system male, Ultrasound, Contrast agent-intravenous, Cysts, Ischaemia / Infarction
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GALLERY

Fig 1: Spermatic Cord Torsion. 26-year-old with acute left testicul...

Fig 2: Isolated Segmental Infarction. 62-year-old with acute left t...

Fig 3: Multiple Segmental Infarctions. 39-year-old with a 7-day his...

Fig 4: Scrotal Trauma. 17-year-old knocked of a bicycle an sustaine...

Fig 5: Scrotal Trauma. 45-year-old underwent sperm retrieval from ...

Fig 6: Traumatic Haematocele. B-mode US (a) showed an echogenic hae...

Fig 7: Slow Perfusion after Epididymitis. 58-year-old with a previo...

Fig 8: Testicular Abscess. 29-year-old with severe right sided pain...

Fig 9: Epididymal Abscess. 56-year-old with underlying diabetes mel...

Fig 10: Global Venous Infarction. 38-year-old man with gross scrotal...

Fig 11: Global Venous Infarction with Arterialisation. 38-year-old m...

Fig 12: Intra-testicular Cyst. 64-year-old with increasing size of r...

Fig 13: Epidermoid Cyst. 19-year-old with history of non-specific pa...

Fig 14: Infarcted Tumour – Pure Seminoma. 41-year-old with a 48x30m...

Fig 15: Burnt Out Tumour. 46-year-old with and, on the greyscale, i...

Fig 16: Burnt Out Tumour. Contrast enhanced ultrasound revealed an i...