title: Testicular torsion: missed diagnosis on colour Doppler sonography.
abstract: Colour Doppler sonography is of value in diagnosing scrotal pathology. We report a case of testicular torsion misdiagnosed as a paratesticular tumour by colour Doppler sonography and highlight some of the pitfalls involved in this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hollman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azmy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography