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Testicular Microlithiasis: Patient Compliance in a Two-Year Follow-Up Program

M. R. Pedersen, P. J. S. Osther, F. B. Soerensen, S. R. Rafaelsen

Ultrasound International Open 2016; DOI: 10.1055/s-0042 – 113 776

The authors present a retrospective 2-year follow-up cohort of 103 men with testicular microlithiasis (TML) and discuss patient compliance and the value of surveillance.

Fig. 1 Clinical indications in 103 men with testicular microlithiasis for referral to scrotal ultrasonography.

Evaluation of a Novel Semi-Automated Ultrasound System for the Detection of Synovitis: A Prospective Study involving 45 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

M. Witt, J. Frielinghausen, R. Mueller, F. Mueller, F. Proft, H. Schulze-Koops, M. Grunke, D.-A. Clevert

Ultrasound International Open 2016; DOI: 10.1055/s-0042 – 115 774

Arthrosonography has proven to be more sensitive and reliable for the detection of synovitis than clinical examination, but a comprehensive examination of small joints is time-consuming. The automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) has been developed to allow automatic and reproducible series of consecutive B-mode pictures of the female breast.

Fig. 2 Representative corresponding images of synovitis, erosions and tenosynovitis (arrows) detected by mUS and ABVS. mUS and ABVS images were acquired with 18 MHz and 11 MHz probes, respectively. MCP 3 joint with grade 1 synovitis.

Fetal Cerebellar Vermis Circumference Measured by 2-Dimensional Ultrasound Scan: Reference Range, Feasibility and Reproducibility

M. Spinelli, C. Sica, L. D. Meglio, D. Bolla, L. Raio, D. Surbek

Ultrasound International Open 2016; DOI: 10.1055/s-0042 – 119 952

The purpose is to provide 2-dimensional ultrasonographic (2D-US) normograms of cerebellar vermis biometry, as well as to evaluate the feasibility and the reproducibility of these measurements in clinical practice.

Fig. 3 Ultrasound images showing the cerebellar vermis (yellow arrow) obtained by 2 D ultrasound at 22 weeks of gestation a and 3 D ultrasound at 24 weeks of gestation b. Vermis circumference (VC) is outlined in red a.

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