Sonographic differential diagnosis of acute scrotum: Real-time whirlpool sign, a key sign of torsion

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 563-574

  Vijayaraghavan, S Boopathy ^a,b  

^a Sonoscan Ultrasonic Scan Centre   (India)

^b DMRD   (India)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Color Doppler sonography; Segmental infarction; Sonography; Testicular torsion; Whirlpool sign

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ACUTE SCROTUM; COLOR DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY (CDS); SEGMENTAL INFARCTION; SONOGRAPHY; TESTICULAR TORSION; WHIRLPOOL SIGN;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ABSCESS; ACUTE SCROTUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; HYPEREMIA; INFANT; INFARCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; TESTIS TORSION; VASCULITIS; WHIRLPOOL SIGN;

EID: 33646447373     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.5.563     Document Type: Article

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