hyperechoic

hy·per·e·cho·ic

(hī'pĕr-e-kō'ik),
1. In ultrasonography, pertaining to material that produces echoes of higher amplitude or density than the surrounding medium.
2. Denoting a region in an ultrasound image in which the echoes are stronger than normal or than surrounding structures.
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hyperechoic

adjective Referring to an abnormal increased in echoes by ultrasonography due to a pathologic change in tissue density.
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hyperechoic

Imaging adjective Referring to an abnormal ↑ in echoes by ultrasonography, due to a pathologic change in tissue density. See Ultrasound.
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hy·per·ech·o·ic

(hī'pĕr-ĕ-kō'ik)
1. Denoting a region in an ultrasound image in which the echoes are stronger than normal or than surrounding structures.
2. ultrasonography Pertaining to material that produces echoes of higher amplitude or density than the surrounding medium.
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Among these diseases, we are familiar with hepatic steatosis, which presents increased diffuse echogenicity (DIVERS & COOPER, 2000; NYLAND et al., 2005; DUTRA, 2007; REDROBE, 2010), the deposition of uric acid in the kidneys and heart, which can be visualized as hyperechoic deposits (REDROBE, 2010), reproductive disorders, such as retention of eggs, which can be caused by cancer or granulomatous lesions in the reproductive system (FRYE, 1991), and the intake of foreign bodies, which may also occur in these animals and can be detected by ultrasound (PENNINCK, 2005).
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The rain artifact appears as a linear hyperechoic artifact covering the field of view.
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A regular, well defined, hyperechoic lesion was usually benign.
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The diagnosis of a benign teratoma (i.e., dermoid cyst) should be entertained if shadowing is present in a hyperechoic nodule or mass.
Skilled US imaging of the adnexae: Part 2: the non-neoplastic mass: from simple cysts to endometriomas, non-neoplastic ovarian masses can be identified through ultrasonographic observation of their essential traits

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