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echogenicity /echo·ge·nic·i·ty/ (-jĕ-nis´ĭ-te) in ultrasonography, the extent to which a structure gives rise to reflections of ultrasonic waves.

echogenicity

the characteristic ability of a tissue or substance to reflect sound waves and produce echoes. Bone and gas are most echogenic and fluids such as urine and bile the least. Organ parenchyma and soft tissues are intermediate, but each differs slightly from the other and relative characteristics are known.

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biophysical profile profile PULSES profile urethral pressure profile			Radiographic features Ultrasound findings were consistent with either focal or diffusely decreased echogenicity within the testicle. Malignant lymphoma of the testis: a study of 12 cases by Lantz, Andrea G.; Power, Nicholas; Hutton, Brian; Gupta, Rekha / Canadian Urological Association Journal (CUAJ) High-frequency linear ultrasound of the left breast demonstrated a solitary mass which was predominantly solid with an ill-defined area of decreased echogenicity within it and a linear area of anechogenicity within the latter. Unusual presentation and inconclusive biopsy render fibroadenoma in ... by Meerkotter, Debra; Andronikou, Savvas / South African Journal of Radiology There is no correlation between the degree of echogenicity and the severity of renal disease. Renal infections: an update by Akbar, Syed A.; Jafri, Syed Z.H.; Amendola, Marco; Wiater, Bridget / Applied Radiology			Echinostomatidae echinulate Echinuria Echium echiumidine echo echo beat echo diplacusis echo home echo pattern echo planar imaging echo sign echo speech ECHO virus echo-ranging echoacousia echoaortography echocardiogram Echocardiograph echocardiography echocontrast agents echoencephalogram echoencephalography EchoFlow echogenic echogenicity echogram echographia echography echokinesis echolalia echolucent echomimia echomotism echopathy echophonocardiography echophrasia echopoor echopraxia echoradiography echothiophate echothiophate iodide echovirus echoviruses Eck fistula Eck's fistula eclabium eclampsia eclampsia/pre-eclampsia eclamptogenic eclectic			echoer echoer echoer echoers echoers echoers echoers echoes echoes echoes echoes echoes echoes Echoes (disambiguation) Echoes from the Edge Echoes of Faydwer Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace echoey echoey echoey echoey echoey EchoFlow Echogenecity echogenic Echogenic Confusion Echogenic Confusion Echogenic Confusion Echogenic Dilated Bowel Loops Echogenic intracardiac focus echogenicity echogram echogram echogram echograms echograms echograms echograph echograph echographia echographic echographs echographs echography echography echography echoic echoic echoic Echoic memory echoically echoically echoing echoing echoing echoing echoing Echoism echokinesis echokinesis echokinesis

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