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High Frequency Ultrasound for the Analysis of Fetal and Placental Development In Vivo
Published on: November 8, 2018
High-frequency ultrasound findings in epididymal malformations
Ensheng Xue1,2, Shun Chen3,4, Rongxi Liang3,4
1Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350001, China. enshengxue@163.com.
Purpose:
This work aims to investigate high-frequency ultrasound findings in epididymal malformations and their clinical significance.
Methods:
Eighty-five of 9,849 patients who had been examined using high-frequency ultrasound for infertility, varicocele, scrotal swelling, and so on had epididymal malformations. A retrospective analysis was conducted on the ultrasound findings of epididymal malformations in these 85 patients.
Results:
There were a total of 117 malformed epididymides in 85 patients with epididymal malformations. The detection rate of epididymal malformations using high-frequency ultrasound was 0.86 % (85/9,849).
Conclusions:
High-frequency ultrasound can be used to diagnose epididymal malformation and seminiferous duct blockage.
