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A hypoechoic mass is tissue in the body that’s more dense or solid than usual. This term is used to describe what is seen on an ultrasound scan. Ultrasound uses sound waves that are absorbed by ...

A hypoechoic nodule is a type of thyroid nodule that appears dark on an ultrasound scan. In some cases, it may become cancerous. Learn more here.

Clinical presentation, test results. Thyroid ultrasound revealed an enlarged gland with a heterogeneous, hypoechoic echotexture. The right lobe measured 3.4 cm x 1.3 cm x 1.4 cm (sagittal x ...

When the hypoechoic area is no longer seen, usually at 45 seconds to 60 seconds of treatment, the needle is removed. The wound is closed with Steri-Strips and a Tegaderm dressing. A close-up view ...

By ultrasound metastases to the liver usually take on one of the following appearances: (1) hypoechoic mass, (2) mixed echogenicity mass, (3) mass with target appearance, (4) uniformly echogenic ...

Objective Ultrasound (US) imaging has revealed distinct types of greyscale abnormalities in the patellar and Achilles tendons, including diffusely thickened tendons and tendons containing a hypoechoic ...

Endoscopic ultrasound image of a 2-cm well-defined hypoechoic lymph node adjacent to the pancreas. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass and the lymph node (Figure 7) was performed.

In this Case Study, Morris and Guimaraes present a 28-year-old man with left orchitis and an incidentally discovered right focal testicular mass. The authors suggest that, for a suspicious mass in ...