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Ultrasound characteristics of abdominal abscesses involving foreign bodies (gauze)
Author(s) -
Sekiba Kaoru,
Akamatsu Nobuo,
Niwa Kuniyasu
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870070409
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , foreign bodies , radiology , abdominal ultrasound , surgery
Three cases of abdominal abscesses involving gauze were studied by B‐mode ultrasound. Thick irregular boundary echoes and irregular internal echoes of high amplitude were most characteristic. The ultrasound tomograms are presented, and their characteristics are discussed.