"i think if we use high frequency transducer,using different recommended techniques ,like looking for ileo-caecal junction,differentiating between terminal ileum and appendix,modality,continuity etc.obviously body habitus is very important.
machine…"
"Appendix is generally traceable in thin adults, in my experience.
In most cases, If the ileo-caecal junction is visualised easily, appendix is likely to be traced with less effort.
However, i dont think there is any benefit in trying to…"
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Hello everyone, With the quality of images with the present day ultrasound machines, really good visualisation of the bowel loops is possible. I generally have a habit of evaluating the small bowel (duodenum, jejunum , ileum. terminal ileum, ileo-caecal junction), and the entire colon, in all routine abdominal scans, (generally with the sector probe itself) - throughout my residency training, and in my present practice. I wonder, to what extent sonologists in different parts of the world,…See More
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