Role of B-scan ocular ultrasound as an adjuvant for the clinical assessment of eyeball diseases: a pictorial essay.
We report our experience in B-mode ocular ultrasonography, focusing on its contribution when the clinical examination proves to be difficult, mainly due to the existence of intraocular opacities of the ocular fundus or diagnostic doubts. We revise the ocular ultrasound technique, its indications and contraindications, comparing to the other imaging techniques. In our experience ultrasonography revealed pathological findings which confirmed the clinical suspicion in most of cases or provide additional information. With understanding of the indications for ultrasonography and proper examination technique, one can gather a vast amount of information not possible with clinical examination alone.
Radiology Department, General Hospital Sant'Andrea, La Spezia, Italy.
Gerardo
G
Dessì
Radiology Department, General Hospital Royo Villanova, Saragossa, Spain.
Eduardo Ferrer
EF
Lahuerta
Ophthalmology Ward, General Hospital San Bartolomeo, Sarzana, Italy.
Fabrizio Giorgio
FG
Puce
Radiology Department, University Hospital M.Servet, Saragossa, Spain.
Luis Humberto Ros
LH
Mendoza
Radiology Department, General Hospital Sant'Andrea, La Spezia, Italy.
Teseo
T
Stefanini
Radiology Department, General Hospital Sant'Andrea, La Spezia, Italy.
Ilan
I
Rosenberg
Radiology Department, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Alberto
A
Del Prato
Radiology Department, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Michela
M
Perinetti
Radiology Department, General Hospital San Bartolomeo, Sarzana, Italy.
Alessandro
A
Villa
Cataract; Hemovitreous; Hyphema; Hypopyon; Ophthalmic ultrasonography; Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada