Ultrasound can be used to detect early-developing insulin resistance in adults with obesity, according to a study published June 12 in the Journal of Ultrasound Medicine.  Here are three things to ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis found that ultrasound had a high diagnostic accuracy for testicular torsion, with colour Doppler sonography achieved a sensitivity of 95.3% and a specificity ...

You might get one or more of these tests to diagnose testicular torsion: Urine test (checks for an infection) An imaging test of your scrotum, usually an ultrasound that uses sound waves to check ...

A testicular ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of your testicles and the tissue around them. It can take detailed pictures of your scrotum, testicles, and their blood ...

Testicular atrophy is the shrinking of your ... To make the diagnosis, a specialist called a urologist will perform a scrotal ultrasound, which uses high-frequency sound waves to create detailed ...

Although ultrasound is the first if not the only imaging technique chosen for the assessment of scrotal pathologies in an emergency, it has a variable sensitivity in the diagnosis of testicular ...

“Any severe and sudden onset of testicular pain should prompt an urgent evaluation as this can be a sign of testicular torsion ... will often include an exam, ultrasound of the testicles ...

In all these cases, it made it possible to confirm the diagnosis with images suggestive of testicular ... for cord torsion: duration of pain greater than 12 hours, black or hemorrhagic testicle 5 min ...