Splenic nodules or masses are extremely common findings when ultrasounding the canine abdomen. Nodules are small, circular abnormalities within the spleen that might be hyperechoic (brighter) or hypoechoic (darker) than the surrounding, normal spleen. Nodules are small (less than 4 cm diameter) and masses are larger (greater than 4 cm diameter), but these are descriptive [...]
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The language of ultrasound The language of ultrasound is made up of descriptive words to try to form a picture in the reader’s mind. Ultrasound waves are formed in the transducer (the instrument the radiologist applies to the body), and reflect from tissue interfaces that they pass through back to the same transducer. So at [...]
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