Ultrasound International Open – Recently Published

Comparison of Tissue Stiffness Using Shear Wave Elastography in Men with Normal Testicular Tissue, Testicular Microlithiasis and Testicular Cancer 

Malene Roland Pedersen et al.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0043–116660

The objective of this article was to compare elastography measurements in men with normal testicular tissue, testicular microlithiasis and testicular cancer.

Fig. 1 Shear wave elastography of the left and right testicle of a 27-year-old man with no TML referred to an ultrasound of the scrotum due to pain.

Virtual Dissection by Ultrasound: Probe Handling in the First Year of Medical Education 

Graziano Serrao et al.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0043–121983

The aim of the present study was to assess the educational plan of first-year students of medicine by analyzing their scores in ultrasound body scanning

Fig. 2 A group of peer learner, assisted by peer tutors.

Presentation of Gallbladder Chloroma in B-Mode Imaging and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in a Patient with Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (AML M5) 

Corinna Trenker et al.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0043–118527

Chloromas are solid tumors consisting of primitive myeloid precursors and have been described in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myeloproliferative disorders.

This article presents a case of a 64-year-old patient with acute myelomonocytic leukemia was hospitalized for consolidation therapy.

Fig. 3 Enhancement of the parietal noduli in the gallbladderwall and the intraluminal material in CEUS.