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Ultrasound of Gallbladder Adenomyomatosis

In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder!

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Common cause of benign gallbladder wall thickening seen in up to 9% of patients
Incidence increases with age
Usually asymptomatic, but may be associated with sporadic RUQ pain
Hyperplastic changes of gallbladder wall with mucosal overgrowth. Mucosal herniations protrude into muscular layer forming tiny, bile-filled cystic spaces = Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses
If large, sinuses may appear as discrete cystic spaces in gallbladder wall
Cholesterol crystals in sinuses cause comet-tail reverberation artifact: Most common finding and highly specific for adenomyomatosis. Can exaggerate comet-tail with addition of color Doppler
Three types: Focal/fundal, segmental/annular and diffuse. Regardless of type, comet-tail artifacts and/or cystic spaces are key to diagnosis
Focal/fundal type: Most common. Often exhibits an “ovary on the gallbladder” appearance. Can be confused with a gallbladder mass. High-frequency linear transducer may be helpful to identify morphology
Segmental/annular type: Narrows waist of gallbladder yielding a figure 8 or hourglass configuration. Gallstones and/or sludge often form in proximal lumen due to increased stasis
If necessary, MRI helpful for problem solving: T2 hyperintense pearl necklace/string of beads appearance sensitive and specific

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Ultrasound of de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis

In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis!

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Stenosing tenosynovitis of first extensor compartment tendons = Extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) and abductor pollicis longus (APL)
Second most common hand entrapment tendinopathy after trigger finger
Most common in middle-aged females
Associations include repetitive hand motions, pregnancy, arthritis, and trauma
Clinical presentation: Pain with thumb and wrist movement, tenderness and swelling at radial styloid
Positive Finkelstein maneuver may be present: Grasp thumb, ulnar deviate hand = Pain over distal radius
Ultrasound findings: Increased fluid in EPB/APL tendon sheath (tenosynovitis), hypoechoic, edematous tendon thickening (tendinosis), and thickening of extensor retinaculum (comparison scanning of contralateral thumb helpful)
Advanced findings: Impaired tendon movement, tendon tear (anechoic clefts), retinacular and peritendinous hyperemia
Don’t confuse normal APL slips with longitudinal tear (“lotus root” sign)
Important to identify variant intertendinous septa: Helps to properly guide steroid injection, increased incidence of asymmetric EPB involvement
If conservative therapy fails, surgical decompression may be required. More likely when septum present

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Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Hemangioma

In this radiology lecture, we review the contrast-enhanced ultrasound appearance of hepatic hemangioma!

Key teaching points include:

Microbubble contrast agents are gas-filled microspheres with a lipid or protein shell
Sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres: Inert gas of six fluoride atoms bound to one sulfur atom, surrounded by a phospholipid shell
Similar in size to red blood cells, unique when compared to the molecular sizes of CT and MR imaging contrast agents. Small enough to cross capillary beds, too large to enter interstitial space = Pure intravascular agents, ideal for assessing vascularity and perfusion
After IV injection, US contrast agents half-life is about 10 minutes (eliminated via lungs). Multiple injections possible in a single session
Contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) has high contrast resolution: Can visualize individual microbubbles and depict a minute amount of flow = Differentiate avascular debris from small solid nodules in complex cysts. Negative predictive value of CEUS in excluding the presence of flow in a lesion is close to 100%
CEUS also has high temporal resolution: Effectively eliminates motion artifact, a major source of artifact on CT and especially MRI scans. In elderly or debilitated patients, or when there is any other cause of motion, CEUS may be the contrast-enhanced modality of choice
Accuracy and specificity of CEUS for the diagnosis of hepatic hemangioma approaches 100%
Mechanical index (MI) = Measure of acoustic power output. At high MI, microbubbles burst. At low MI, microbubbles are preserved and have a nonlinear response to US, unlike other tissues which have a linear response. Allows for creation of a vascular-only image
Hemangioma has peripheral discontinuous globular enhancement in arterial phase. Progressive centripetal contrast filling and iso- or hyperenhancement in portal venous and late phase
Non-hepatocellular malignancy typically demonstrates early (less than 1 minute) and/or marked washout
Hemangioma filling may be partial or complete depending on lesion size

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Ultrasound of Tennis Leg

In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of tennis leg, including medial gastrocnemius and plantaris injury!

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Tennis leg = Injury to muscles of the calf. Tear of myotendinous junction of medial head of gastrocnemius, rupture of plantaris tendon (less common), in isolation or together
Classically described in tennis players, but can occur in various athletic activities (running, skiing) with extension of knee and forced dorsiflexion of ankle. Typically seen in middle-aged, active individuals
Clinical: Sudden sharp calf pain with associated popping/snapping sensation followed by tenderness and swelling
Gastrocnemius & soleus are pennate muscles. Fascicles attach obliquely to a tendon = Aponeuroses with long length of musculotendinous junction. Feathers converging on a single point
Triceps surae muscle = Two headed gastrocnemius, soleus and plantaris. Distal continuation of the gastrocnemius and soleus forms the Achilles tendon
Distal medial head of gastrocnemius where tapers over soleus = One of most commonly injured calf structures
Medial gastrocnemius tear appears as disrupted tendon fibers at aponeurosis with anechoic/hypoechoic fluid or hemorrhage +/- muscle retraction
May see retracted muscle fascicles. Hematoma can dissect between and extends into medial gastrocnemius and soleus muscles
Tx: Conservative (self-limiting). Surgical fasciotomy if compartment syndrome
Plantaris muscle arises from the posterosuperior aspect of lateral femoral condyle near lateral head origin of gastrocnemius muscle. Medially crosses posterior knee joint in oblique fashion
Plantaris continues into calf as a long, thin tendon traveling between medial head of gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Courses distally at medial aspect of Achilles tendon, usually inserts onto calcaneus. Plantaris is absent in up to 20%
Plantaris injury/rupture less common than medial head gastrocnemius tear and typically more proximal in calf (at myotendinous junction)

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Ultrasound of Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy

In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of interstitial ectopic pregnancy!

Key teaching points include:

Interstitial ectopic pregnancies are rare, occurring in proximal (interstitial) portion of fallopian tube within muscle wall of uterus
Much less common than tubal ectopic pregnancy occurring in the more distal ampullary and isthmic portions of fallopian tube
Interstitial ectopic pregnancies are important because higher morbidity and mortality due to later presentation and risk of life-threatening hemorrhage
Abnormally eccentric gestational sac with thin surrounding myometrium: less than 5 mm myometrial thickness highly suspicious
“Interstitial line” sign: Thin echogenic line extending from endometrial cavity to ectopic gestational sac. Thought to represent interstitial portion of tube separating the ectopic pregnancy from the endometrium
Medical: Systemic MTX, may also be injected into gestational sac
Surgery: Cornual wedge resection when ruptured versus hysterectomy
Can be confused with angular pregnancy: Rare, intrauterine pregnancy with implantation eccentrically high at the lateral angle of uterine cavity. More medial than interstitial ectopic pregnancies. No interstitial line sign, and greater than 5 mm thickness of overlying myometrial mantle
Angular pregnancy can result in normal pregnancy, but increased risk of miscarriage and uterine rupture. Should be followed closely to ensure growth towards endometrial cavity
Angular pregnancy is sometimes referred to as a “cornual pregnancy,” but controversial as earliest use of term cornual pregnancy refers to intrauterine implantations in anomalous unicornuate, bicornuate or septate uteri. To avoid confusion, best to specifically describe whether the gestational sac is intrauterine or ectopic

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Ultrasound of Ovarian Serous Cystadenocarcinoma

In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma!

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Serous cystadenocarcinoma is the common ovarian malignancy and most common ovarian epithelial tumor
High-grade and low-grade types
Peak incidence 6th-7th decades
Ultrasound appearance: Mixed cystic and solid mass with papillary projections and thick septations
Elevated CA-125 in greater than 90%
Serous tumors are more commonly bilateral than other tumors
Four main categories of ovarian neoplasms: Epithelial (most common), germ cell (second most common), sex cord-stromal and metastases
Epithelial ovarian tumors are thought to originate outside the ovary (within fallopian tube or endometrium) and involve ovary secondarily
Epithelial ovarian tumor types: Serous, mucinous, endometrioid, clear cell and Brenner
60% of epithelial tumors are benign: Unilocular with thin wall or thin septations (less than 3 mm in thickness)
40% of epithelial tumors are malignant or borderline: Papillary projection (distinctive feature of epithelial tumors) with thick, irregular wall or septations (greater than 3 mm in thickness). Can also present as a large soft tissue mass with necrosis. Advanced findings include peritoneal implants, pelvic wall invasion, adenopathy and ascites

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Ultrasound of Sublingual Dermoid Cyst

In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of sublingual dermoid cyst and explain floor of mouth anatomy!

Key teaching points include:

The floor of the mouth is a horseshoe-shaped area beneath tongue and in between sides of mandible, inferiorly bounded by mylohyoid muscle, and containing sublingual space (SLS)
SLS medial border: Midline genioglossus/geniohyoid muscle complex; SLS inferolateral border: Mylohyoid muscle
Anterior margin of hyoglossus muscle projects into posterior SLS
Sublingual dermoid cyst is a rare, benign cyst with squamous epithelial lining and contains skin appendages
Dermoid and epidermoid cysts are in same family, terminology often used interchangeably, although epidermoid cysts less common and tend to contain fluid contents only
Dermoid cyst mean age of presentation late teens to twenties, average age 30
Presents as a slowly enlarging neck mass, may cause dysphagia
Often round or oval in shape and homogeneously hypoechoic with punctate echogenic foci
May have pathognomonic “sack of marbles” appearance
Relationship to mylohyoid is key for surgical planning: Intraoral resection for sublingual (above mylohyoid) location, extraoral approach for submental/submandibular (below mylohyoid) location
Most cysts are midline
DDx: Suprahyoid thyroglossal duct cyst, ranula (simple and diving), abscess and lymphangioma

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Ultrasound of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of carpal tunnel syndrome!

Key teaching points include:

Most common upper extremity entrapment neuropathy. Results from median nerve compression
With carpal tunnel syndrome, see hypoechoic enlargement of the median nerve as enters carpal tunnel with flattening of nerve = Notch sign, also volar bowing of flexor retinaculum
Median nerve area: Less than 8 mm2 = Normal; 8-12 mm2 = Borderline; greater than 12 mm2 = Abnormal
Most accurate to compare nerve area at proximal pronator quadratus muscle and carpal tunnel: Increase of 2 mm2 or more from proximal to distal = 99% sensitive and 100% specific for carpal tunnel syndrome. Measure inside the echogenic epineurium
Bifid median nerve: Normal variant in 15% of population, one trunk may take aberrant course through flexor digitorum superficialis musculature, and often associated with persistent median artery between the two trunks
Important to recognize persistent median artery pre-operatively because could be damaged during surgery
For diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome with bifid median nerve: Combined increase of 4 mm2 or more
After carpal tunnel release surgery, median nerve may return to normal diameter or remain enlarged regardless of clinical outcome. Retinaculum may appear thickened or disrupted
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be caused by extrinsic compression by a mass, ganglion cyst, or tenosynovitis

Reference: Klauser AS, Halpern EJ, De Zordo T, et al. Carpal tunnel syndrome assessment with US: value of additional cross-sectional area measurements of the median nerve in patients versus healthy volunteers. Radiology. 2009;250(1):171-177.

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Ultrasound of Ganglion Cyst & Wrist Anatomy Review

In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of ganglion cysts while highlighting relevant wrist ultrasound anatomy!

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Ganglion cysts are viscous, mucin-filled collections lacking a synovial lining
Most commonly occur at hand/wrist = Most common wrist mass
Location: Dorsum of wrist (60%), frequently adjacent to scapholunate ligament; volar wrist (20%), often between radial artery and flexor carpi radialis tendon; flexor tendon sheath (10%); associated with DIP joint (10%)
Grows out of tissues surrounding joint like a balloon on a stalk. May see a pedicle connecting to joint
Usually well-defined and multilocular, can be unilocular
Hypoechoic to anechoic with posterior acoustic enhancement
Noncompressible: Dorsal joint recess and bursal collections will typically collapse with transducer pressure or wrist movement
Typically no vascular flow, but septations may have vascularity. May see pulsation artifact from adjacent radial artery
Volar cysts can extend towards median nerve and may cause carpal tunnel syndrome
May displace or envelop radial artery
Tx: Watchful waiting, percutaneous US-guided aspiration and steroid injection, excision
Lister’s tubercle is a useful landmark for dorsal wrist anatomy
Relevant dorsal extensor tendons (from radial side to ulnar): Compartment 2 = Extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, Compartment 3 = Extensor pollicis longus (on ulnar side of Lister’s tubercle), Compartment 4 = Extensor digitorum and extensor indicis
Flexor carpi radialis overlies the ventral aspect of the scaphoid bone
Pisiform and scaphoid bone form the proximal “twin peaks” of the carpal tunnel at the ventral wrist crease
Median nerve diameter increase of 2 mm2 or more = Significant compression