title: Gray scale compound scan echography of the normal upper abdomen.
abstract: Compound scanning shows the size, shape, position, and anatomical relationships between the various organs in the upper abdomen. Gray scale compound scanning gives additional information from the parenchyma of organs and allows description of the characteristic ultrasonic appearance of specific tissues such as liver, spleen, or kidney. The method is complementary to simple scanning and for diagnostic work a combination of the two methods is recommended.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008099:Liver; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas; D011169:Portal Vein; D013154:Spleen; D013270:Stomach; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000379:methods; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior