Dr. Shelia Swartz shared practical insights into the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to enhance pediatric inpatient ...

For months, nine-year-old Aanya was treated for gastritis. Her stomach pain came and went, often brushed off with antacids ...

The digital annular pulleys (DAP) of the hand are specialised fibrous structures that stabilise the flexor tendons. We recently demonstrated that the insertions of the DAP are anatomical entheses, ...

Baldwin, a 40-year-old father, died from advanced bowel cancer after ignoring abdominal pain for a month, believing it was ...

Cathey Chustz, a lifelong Baton Rouge local, has been married 44 years and has two grown daughters and two young grandchildren. In her career, she worked for the state’s highway department and later ...

Our patient had a non-radiopaque concretion that was barely visualised on CT. Ultrasound revealed a clear concretion that cast a shadow, and based on the ultrasound findings the outline of this could ...

Abdominal ultrasound is a procedure that uses sound wave technology to assess the organs, ... This includes the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, bile ducts, spleen, ... jewelry, or other objects that may ...

But finding a gallstone on an ultrasound or CT scan doesn’t mean you need treatment. “Gallstones are fairly common in Western countries because our diets have more processed and fatty foods,” says ...

Gallstones: Gallstones are anechoic, meaning they cast a shadow in the ultrasound images. Gallstones absorb the ultrasound waves so they become visible. Gallbladder sludge may also be seen on ...

An ultrasound scan is one of the main tests doctors use to diagnose cholecystitis. On a scan, clinicians may be able to spot the presence of gallstones, which can cause this condition.

HIDA Scan . If a diagnosis of gallbladder disease is not certain after an ultrasound, a HIDA scan may be performed. This test allows for the visualization of bile movement through the bile duct system ...