Open AccessShear-Wave Elastography of Segmental Infarction of the Testis
Author(s) -
Fatih Kantarcı,
Deniz Çebi Olgun,
İsmail Mihmanlı
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
korean journal of radiology/korean journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.08
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2005-8330
pISSN - 1229-6929
DOI - 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.820
Subject(s) - medicine , elastography , ultrasonography , radiology , differential diagnosis , scrotum , doppler effect , infarction , color doppler , myocardial infarction , ultrasound , pathology , cardiology , anatomy , physics , astronomy
Segmental testicular infarction (STI) is a rare cause of acute scrotum. The spectrum of findings on gray-scale and color Doppler ultrasonography differ depending on the time between the onset of testicular pain and the ultrasonography examination. We are not aware of the usefulness of shear-wave elastography for the diagnosis of STI. We report the shear-wave elastography features in a case of STI and discuss the role of this diagnostic modality in the differential diagnosis.