The lim-ited abdominal sonogram demonstrated turbulent blood flow in the IVC as well as an approximately 3 cm nodular echogenic focus, which caused significant IVC luminal narrowing.

Jun 12, 2024 · Inferior vena caval thrombosis is an essential diagnosis while evaluating any neoplastic lesion, or portal hypertension. It is also important to differentiate bland thrombus from tumor thrombus. A patient can present with many features which include. Inferior vena cava thrombus can be classified under two broad headings:

Sep 28, 2024 · Echogenic foci can indicate a range of conditions, from completely benign processes to signs of underlying medical issues. In this article, we’ll dicuss what echogenic foci are, how they are detected in imaging, and what their presence could mean depending on the organ in question.

In the present pictorial essay we summarize imaging findings of ten patients with frequent and infrequent IVC anomalies including absence of infrarenal IVC, left IVC, double IVC, interruption of IVC with CA, left retroaortic vein, and accessory continuous hemiazygos vein.

A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an echogenic focus in the proximal IVC. Otherwise, apart from left ventricular hypertrophy, the cardiac function and dimensions were all normal.

May 1, 2022 · IVC (= right atrial pressure estimation) is only a piece of the puzzle and using it in isolation ignoring rest of the data can lead to diagnostic errors. In this post, let us focus on pitfalls involved in correct identification of the IVC.

We review its important anatomical aspects as well as the physiological rationale behind ultrasound assessment and propose a new way to do so, as well as explain its central role in the concept of fluid tolerance. Keywords: Critical care; Fluid responsiveness; Fluid tolerance; IVC POCUS; Resuscitation. Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc.

Sep 10, 2023 · Echogenicity is a descriptive term used to describe the picture that the reflected ultrasound waves form. Each organ or body tissue has an expected echogenicity when it is not diseased. Echogenicity can be used to compare an organ to its normal state or to another tissue. Echogenicity can also be used to describe an abnormality on ultrasound.

Kidney Sonographic evaluation of the right kidney can identify a range of acute and chronic pathologic conditions. Echogenic foci on sonography may be caused by renal stones (Figure 37), with resul-tant hydronephrosis (Figure 38).

Hyperechoic liver masses are more echogenic than the background liver, and usually represent benign tumors. Hepatic adenomas are usually bright and well-circumscribed.