Definitions
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- adjective medicine Describing any inner part of the body that
reflects sound waves and thus producesechos that may be detected usingultrasound scanners.
Etymologies
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Examples
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One kidney was suspected to be damaged as indicated by its echogenic appearance and the presence of several cysts within the renal tissue.
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The ultrasound had revealed large, echogenic lungs – lungs overinflated with fluids that showed "bright" on the image.
CHAOS — Waterman 2010
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We would be looking for hydrocephalus, an endocardial cushion defect or abdominal wall defect, nuchal fold thickening, a short or absent nasal bone, hydronephrosis, echogenic bowel, shortened humeri or femurs—all markers used in the ultrasound diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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Resident: No, actually, see, this echogenic area is the renal pelvis...
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Resident: No, actually, see, this echogenic area is the renal pelvis...
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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HR® Lubricating Jelly provides a superior echogenic medium for imaging soft tissues such as muscles and/or tendons achieving exceptional results.
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We found a highly characteristic enlargement of the SN echogenic signal in IPD.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Sabine Mehnert 2010
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It usually runs in the ventrocranial part of the parenchyma, appearing sonographically as two parallel echogenic lines.
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Slide 273: Uterus in Longitudinal Sections 263 80 86 94 89 94 The vagina appears posterior to the bladder as an elongated, hypoechoic structure with a more echogenic central band.
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Slide 273: Uterus in Longitudinal Sections 263 80 86 94 89 94 The vagina appears posterior to the bladder as an elongated, hypoechoic structure with a more echogenic central band.
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