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Striated Appearance of the Testes

Striated Appearance of the Testes Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/ultrasound-quarterly by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/10/2020 PICTORIAL ESSAY Norman Loberant, MD,* Shweta Bhatt, MD,Þ Gregory T. McLennan, MD,þ and Vikram S. Dogra, MDÞ established scrotal ultrasound as the primary imaging modality Abstract: Striated testis is an occasional ultrasound finding in symp- for the investigation of all scrotal signs and symptoms. The tomatic and asymptomatic individuals. In older men, the finding of addition of color and spectral Doppler blood flow analysis has striated testis usually corresponds to a diagnosis of interstitial fibrosis contributed greatly to the precision of scrotal ultrasound. and requires no further action. However, in the appropriate clinical However, advances in clinical experience and technol- setting, the differential diagnosis of striated testis also includes infec- ogy have produced some imaging dilemmas, in which the tion, infarction, trauma, and neoplasm. In this pictorial review, we borders among normal variation, benign incidental findings, present the varied sonographic appearances of striated testis within and significant pathological condition may become unclear. these clinical contexts. This is true especially in findings that are very small, bilateral, Key Words: testes, sonography, ultrasound, striated testis, fibrosis, or diffuse. A process that results in increased interstitial tissue, variants whether fibrosis, edema from any cause, or http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ultrasound quarterly Wolters Kluwer Health

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Wolters Kluwer Health
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0894-8771
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1536-0253
DOI
10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3181c6b284
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/ultrasound-quarterly by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/10/2020 PICTORIAL ESSAY Norman Loberant, MD,* Shweta Bhatt, MD,Þ Gregory T. McLennan, MD,þ and Vikram S. Dogra, MDÞ established scrotal ultrasound as the primary imaging modality Abstract: Striated testis is an occasional ultrasound finding in symp- for the investigation of all scrotal signs and symptoms. The tomatic and asymptomatic individuals. In older men, the finding of addition of color and spectral Doppler blood flow analysis has striated testis usually corresponds to a diagnosis of interstitial fibrosis contributed greatly to the precision of scrotal ultrasound. and requires no further action. However, in the appropriate clinical However, advances in clinical experience and technol- setting, the differential diagnosis of striated testis also includes infec- ogy have produced some imaging dilemmas, in which the tion, infarction, trauma, and neoplasm. In this pictorial review, we borders among normal variation, benign incidental findings, present the varied sonographic appearances of striated testis within and significant pathological condition may become unclear. these clinical contexts. This is true especially in findings that are very small, bilateral, Key Words: testes, sonography, ultrasound, striated testis, fibrosis, or diffuse. A process that results in increased interstitial tissue, variants whether fibrosis, edema from any cause, or

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Ultrasound quarterlyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Mar 1, 2010

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