Prostate: Transrectal Ultrasound: Difference between revisions
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**See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF43Ylc3qmM video] on GU Sonography of the Urinary Bladder, Scrotum & Prostate | **See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF43Ylc3qmM video] on GU Sonography of the Urinary Bladder, Scrotum & Prostate | ||
*'''Peripheral zone and central zone cannot be distinguished from each other on TRUS, and are often collectively referred to as the "peripheral zone" on TRUS''' | *'''Peripheral zone and central zone cannot be distinguished from each other on TRUS, and are often collectively referred to as the "peripheral zone" on TRUS''' | ||
*'''<span style="color:# | *'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Peripheral zone is used as the reference for isoechoic</span>''' | ||
**'''<span style="color:# | **'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Transition zone is generally hyperechoic (darker) compared to the peripheral zone and central zone</span>''' | ||
*'''Calcifications along the surgical capsule, known as the corpora amylacea, highlight the plane between the peripheral zone and transition zone''' | *'''Calcifications along the surgical capsule, known as the corpora amylacea, highlight the plane between the peripheral zone and transition zone''' | ||
**'''Multiple diffuse calcifications are a normal,''' often incidental finding and represents a result of age rather than a pathologic entity | **'''Multiple diffuse calcifications are a normal,''' often incidental finding and represents a result of age rather than a pathologic entity | ||
*On axial/transverse view, the right side of the prostate is on the left part of the screen, while the left side of the prostate is on the right side of the screen, similar to CT scan | *'''<span style="color:#ff0000">On axial/transverse view, the right side of the prostate is on the left part of the screen, while the left side of the prostate is on the right side of the screen, similar to CT scan</span>'''' | ||
== Prostate lesions on TRUS == | == Prostate lesions on TRUS == | ||