Ultrasonographic appearance of gas-containing abscesses in the abdomen
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 130 (1) , 71-73
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.130.1.71
Abstract
This report describes the sonographic appearance of six gas-containing abdominal abscesses. Gas-containing abscesses may appear as densely echogenic masses with acoustical shadowing, but may also be seen merely as regions of acoustical shadowing or as an echogenic mass. A hypothesis is advanced that the appearance of gas-containing abscesses as echogenic masses may be due to a "microbubble" constrast effect.Keywords
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