Description terminology

Question 1

Echotexture

Answer 1

echo consistency of the organ or structure

Question 2

Homogenous

Answer 2

Smooth and uniform

Question 3

Heterogenous

Answer 3

coarse or inconsistent

Question 4

Echogenicity

Answer 4

a measure of how many and how strong the echoes are - how white or black the reflection is

Question 5

Echogenic

Answer 5

lots of echoes, bright white

Question 6

Anechoic

Answer 6

-no echoes, black usually fluid filled such as the bladder or cyst
- can be associated with posterior enhancement WHEN there is an anechoic interior and then bright strong echoes deep to it

Question 7

Hyperechoic

Answer 7

high levels of echoes, similar to echogenic, generally used in relation to the surrounding tissue

Question 8

Isoechoic

Answer 8

similar echoes to the surrounding tissues, the same

Question 9

what do you use to describe a simple cyst?

Answer 9

are the walls smooth, regular, thin?
anechoic interior & posterior enhancement

Question 10

what do you use to describe a complex cyst?

Answer 10

are the walls irregular and/or thick?
is there debris, septations, or fluid levels?
it may or may not display posterior acoustic enhancement

Question 11

what do you use to describe a solid appearance?

Answer 11

are the margins well or poorly defined? are the margins smooth or irregular? are the margins lobulated, spiculated or angulated?
does it shadow or enhance posteriorly? is it vascular? what does the surrounding tissue look like?