Standard and Additional Imaging for Testes/Scrotum
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Standard and Additional Imaging for Testes/Scrotum
24 y/o patient presenting with right orchidectomy and epididectomy as a result of childhood orchidopexy.
Query recurrence of left hydrocoele following surgical drainage four months prior to examination.
Standard Imaging ProtocolRight and Left Testes• Transverse Images
– Epididymal head– Superior testis– Mid with trans measurement– Mid with colour to document blow flow– Inferior testes– Epididymal tail
• Longitudinal Images– Lateral testis– Mid– Mid with longitudinal and AP measurement– Medial– Superior Aspect– Inferior Aspect
Right and Left Epididymis• Longitudinal Images with measurement of the thickness of epididymis
– Head– Body– Tail
Comparison• Transverse images demonstrating both testes to allow for comparison of echotexture
Adapted Image Protocol for Patient Particulars
Left Testes• Transverse Images
– Epididymal head– Superior testis– Mid with trans measurement– Mid with colour to document blow flow– Inferior testes– Epididymal tail
• Longitudinal Images– Lateral testis– Mid– Mid with longitudinal and AP measurement– Medial– Superior Aspect– Inferior Aspect
Left Epididymis• Longitudinal Images with measurement of the thickness of epididymis
– Head– Body– Tail
Additional Imaging
• Images of relevant pathology including measurements– Upper and lower segments of the apparent
hydrocoele– Colour Doppler imaging to assess if any
pathological increase in vascularity is present– Image demonstrating communication between
superior and inferior segments of the hydrocoele