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Acoustic streaming in two endometriomas: the exception to the rule?
Author(s) -
Van Holsbeke C.,
Meuleman C.,
Timmerman D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1002/uog.2652
Subject(s) - pathognomonic , medicine , acoustic streaming , ultrasound , cyst , radiology , pathology , disease , ultrasonic sensor
The presence of acoustic streaming in ovarian cysts can be determined by ultrasound imaging and provides an indication of the viscosity of the cyst content. It has previously been demonstrated that the absence of acoustic streaming in endometriomas could be a pathognomonic feature of endometriomas. In this report we demonstrate the presence of acoustic streaming in two endometriomas. Copyright © 2005 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.