Medical test results can be hard to understand. If an ultrasound finds a hypoechoic mass, you may have wondered what that means.‌ A hypoechoic mass looks dark gray on an ultrasound. That means ...

Rao RN, et al. (2013). Pancreatic andperipancreatic tuberculosis presenting as hypoechoic mass and malignancy diagnosedby ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology. DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371. ...

A hypoechoic nodule is a type of thyroid nodule that appears dark on an ultrasound scan. In some cases, it may become cancerous. Learn more here.

Figure 1. Thyroid ultrasound of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Transverse (A) and sagittal (B) images of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis showed multiple hypoechoic micronodules or pseudonodules with ill ...

When the hypoechoic area is no longer seen, usually at 45 seconds to 60 seconds of treatment, the needle is removed. The wound is closed with Steri-Strips and a Tegaderm dressing. A close-up view ...

Ultrasound. By ultrasound metastases to the liver usually take on one of the following appearances: (1) hypoechoic mass, (2) mixed echogenicity mass, (3) mass with target appearance, (4) uniformly ...

Objective Ultrasound (US) imaging has revealed distinct types of greyscale abnormalities in the patellar and Achilles tendons, including diffusely thickened tendons and tendons containing a hypoechoic ...

For adequate interpretation of breast ultrasound, the normal breast ultrasonographic anatomy must be clearly understood. The skin of the breast, usually 1 to 3mm thick, is imaged as 2 hyperechoic ...

Well demarcated hypoechoic areas in suspicious regions on MRI identify men more likely to have Gleason 7 or higher prostate cancer found on biopsy. Ultrasound characteristics of prostate regions ...