A clinical evaluation of grey-scale ultrasonography.
Recent technical improvements in grey-scale ultrasound imaging have resulted in the visualization of the internal consistency of soft tissues. This permits the diagnosis of diffuse pathology and detection of small space-occupying lesions. The new technique can be used with advantage in the currently accepted obstetrical applications for ultrasound imaging as well as for new non-obstetrical applications. The method has been found to be a most informative, non-intrusive means for investigating hepatobiliary disease and for the differential diagnosis of chronic splenomegaly.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis