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Radiology
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A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Gouldanswered
Radiology 46 years experience
It depends: Generally a cyst in a woman of your age less than 5 cm in size, if it is totally water containing is of no concern. However, if there are solid elemen... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Cirrhosis: You may have cirrhosis of the liver. This could be related to alcohol for a viral problem. Your routine blood test could be normal. If there's any pos... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Gouldanswered
Radiology 46 years experience
Breast pain is commo: Breast pain is very common. Pain is associated with cancer rarely. I would be much more concerned if you have an abnormality that is lump like that y... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Need follow-up: Things can change quickly in the first trimester thus you need to have your ordering provider check you out and make sure things are still ok.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Not necessarily: Communicating hydrocephalus occurs when there has been a previous hemorrhage for a variety of reasons such as trauma, aneurysm, for example, resultin... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Nobody knows: A 1 cm cyst in a 24 yo. Woman is not of concern assuming that it is a simple, non-complicated cyst. Paraovarian means that it is near the ovary. These... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Early labor unlikely: I recommend in my reports to the referring physicians in this situation that they get an ultrasound in the third trimester to make sure that there is ... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
That can occur: Unfortunately, traumatic brain injury can result in difficulty smelling and the sensation of things smell worse than normal. I would consult an ENT do... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Depends: If the dating of the fetus is based upon a first trimester ultrasound there could be growth retardation which could require induction. If the dating i... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Very unlikely : I assume you're referring to follicles and your ovary. Ultrasound scanning evaluates a three-dimensional structure with a two-dimensional image. The ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Yes: Yes, you should be concerned as you may have an ulcerated plaque or an irrregular lining to your carotid vessels that supply the brain. If a piece bre... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Probably not: You should see an orthopedic surgeon. If you have symptoms and exam indicating a labral tear the most definitive test is an MRI of the hip after an ar... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Probably viral: If all of the tests are negative you probably have a virus if sick and/or anxiety. I would recommend that you wait about 2 weeks and if still sick the... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Variable : Some stones can grow fairly quickly over time while others may never cause symptoms. It partly is based upon where the stones are located and what is ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Probably not see ENT: I would advise you to see an ENT md you may have a stone blocking one of your salivary gland ducts causing your parotid gland to be inflamed. This is ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Gouldanswered
Radiology 46 years experience
Yes: A 2 cm cyst in a 29-year-old otherwise healthy female is totally normal assuming that it is simple. An ultrasound can up with 100% accuracy confirm ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
No: Gallstones in themselves are not significant unless they are associated with inflammation of the gallbladder wall. I would have your physician discuss... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
No: If there was no loss of consciousness, neurologic change such as weakness on one side or any other significant finding then nothing needs to be done.... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Probably not: A non-obstructing stone may cause blood in the urine but should not be causing pain especially headache or thigh pain. Theoretically a large kidney st... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Very rarely : Ultrasound would rarely reveal if you have had a dnc a month before as the blood and debris would have passed normally. If you had a dnc for retained... Read More
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A 62-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Muscle injury: Assuming that all of your testing such as ct scans and mris are normal you may have simple muscle spasm. I would advise of massage therapy or physica... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Gouldanswered
Radiology 46 years experience
Consider MRI if your x-rays and CT scans were normal you probably do not have anything serious. You might want to consider an MRI as it is more sensitive to a disc herniation.: If your ct scan and x-rays are normal you probably do not have anything significant. You might want to consider an MRI of your cervical spine as it is... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Possibly: Your strong pulse in your abdomen may be nothing. However, it could be an abdominal aortic aneurysm which could be serious. An inexpensive and safeway... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Gouldanswered
Radiology 46 years experience
Yes: Fatigue and joint pain can be serious and related to a joint issue such as rheumatoid arthritis. Lymphoma can be associated with enlarged lymph nodes.... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Unlikely : A blood clot is unlikely in your situation. However if you've had a long car ride or plane ride one is possible. If you have any concerns i would see ... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Ultrasound is key: A scar in the endometrial lining of the uterus, where the sperm and egg implants, can occur after a procedure and could look similar to a polyp. A po... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Yes: I would not be concerned unless you are an athlete and have collapsed on the field and the tests were positive for an abnormality. The cardiac cta and... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Gouldanswered
Radiology 46 years experience
Need MRI: I would advise getting an MRI of your brain. And tell those results come back you will not know what you have exactly. If your symptoms persist you sh... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
An excellent test: An MRI scanner utilizes radio waves and a magnet to produce an image with sophisticated computers. No radiation is needed. Mris are outstanding at dem... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Fats clog arteries: Fatty meals contain cholesterol and lipids that are able to penetrate the lining of your arteries including the coronary arteries and the arteries th... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Gouldanswered
Radiology 46 years experience
Not really: Early ultrasounds are accurate plus or -7% loss if the embryo measures seven weeks it would be accurate to plus or - 3.5 days. If the ultrasound was d... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 46 years experience
Genetics, diet, : You may have changed your diet, exercise habits or be under stress. You may have devleoped diabetes. Cardiovascular disease is a result not a cause of... Read More
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Dr. Colleen Bonkowski
Nov 27, 2012
I strongly endorse this doctor. I have worked closely with Dr.Gould as both a radiology resident and currently as his partner in a radiology practice. Dr. Gould is a brilliant radiologist. He has ad...Read More
Nov 27, 2012
I have worked with Dr. Gould for over 7 years, he has expertise in many areas of radiology incluidng body imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, women's imaging as well as PET/CT. He also has expertise i...Read More
Dr. Joseph Alenghat
Nov 27, 2012
Dr.Gould is a well trained and experienced radiologist. He is passonate about radiology. He is specialised in MRI, CT and Ultrasound. He is also well versed in neuroradiology procedures and interpret...Read More
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Ive had 5 ultraounds 8wks, 16wks, 24 wks, 32wks, and today. She has always measured correct or a few days ahead til today.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Graduated 1981MD
Medical/Graduate school
Colgate University
Graduated 1977MD
Residency
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
Residency
Evanston Hospital
Awards
Fellowship 20 yrs of teaching, service and publishing, American College of Radiology
Teacher of the Year Recognizing Excellence in Resident Education, Michel Reese and Mercy Hospitals, Chicago
House Staff Research Project, Evanston Hospital
Affiliations
American College of Radiology
Radiological Society of North America
Chicago Radiological Society
Publications
Intraluminal colonic calcifications associated with anorectal atresia. Prenatal sonographic detection.
Imaging of surgically relevant hepatic vascular and segmental anatomy. Part I, Normal Anatomy.
: Imaging of surgically relevant segmental anatomy. Part II, Extent and resectability of hepatic neoplasms.
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