The left upper lobe exhibited massive cystic changes, with significant fibrosis and thickening of the cyst wall. The cyst was filled with gas, purulent fluid, and dark brown, granular, melanin-like ...

The patient had been operated when he was three years old for intra orbital hydatid cyst then was lost to follow-up. He was put on Albendazole after his surgery for an unknown duration and neither the ...

Figure 2. Post-operative MRI showing satisfactory decompression of the dural sac, shriveled hydatid cyst in sagittal view T1 in (A), T2 in (B and C). In (D) intraoperative appearance of the hydatid ...

To determine whether a growth is a tumor or a cyst, a doctor may use ultrasound or take a biopsy, if possible. In this article, learn about the differences between cysts and tumors. We explore the ...

Applying ultrasound to help break up thrombus during carotid endarterectomy reduces adverse neurological outcomes in the first 30 days after surgery in patients with either symptomatic or asymptomatic ...

Prostate cancer could be diagnosed faster by using a new “game changing” ultrasound scan instead of a traditional MRI, research has shown. Currently patients must undergo both an MRI scan and ...

Biopsies guided by high resolution ultrasound are as effective as those using MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer, an international clinical trial has shown. The technology, called micro-ultrasound ...

Liver hydatid cysts were collected aseptically from naturally infected sheep slaughtered at abattoirs located in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The HF and PSCs were obtained from the fertile ...