Question 1

what  is echogenicity?

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Ultrasound term: Ultrasound waves are formed in the ultrasound transducer applied to the body, and reflect from tissue interfaces that they pass through back to the same transducer.Echogenicity can be used to describe  tissue in relation to another tissue, or as compared to its normal state, increased echogenicity can be caused by stones, air, etc.Decreased echogenicity can be related to fluid in cysts or abdomen.

Question 2

what does increased cortical echogenicity mean?

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When: Applied to the kidneys this means the outer area of the kidney is brighter on ultrasound than what is usually seen. This can be technical (as in not a reflection of disease). Increased echogenicity is also seen in a host of medical kidney diseases. So the importance of the finding has to be correlated by your doctor.

Question 3

parenchymal echogenicity is coarse, what does this mean?

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What Organ?: The term means that the expected uniformity of an organs' tissue texture has been degraded and the appearance has assumed a rather more coarse texture. This can be due to chronic disease but is not specific.

Question 4

what is the meaning of parenchymal echogenicity is increased?

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Descriptive term: Not specific to any one thing.
Parenchyma is just the main part of an organ or tissue.
Echogenicity refers to how many echoes are produced by a tissue.

It just means more than expected echoes form whatever is being examined. I can't take this any farther without more information.

Question 5

what is an echogenic nodule?

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Bright: Echogenic means brighter or whiter than the tissues around it. Hypoechoic would mean darker or blacker than the tissues around it.

Question 6

what is echogenic intracardiac?

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EIF: If you are referring to an 'echogenic intracardiac focus', seen in a fetus during a sonogram- then it is essentially a bright white spot, seen within a chamber of the baby's heart, having the same brightness as bone. It is considered a 'soft' marker for down's syndrome.It is present in 15-30% of fetuses that have down's syndrome, and ~5% of normal fetuses. Additional testing (amnio, harmony, mat21.

Question 7

echogenic areas in liver shows what?

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Echogenic: Means that ultrasound waves are reflected back to the transducer.  It means that the mass is solid, not cystic or filled with fluid.  Solid masses might need further investigation, depending on size, location, and number.

Question 8

what are the causes of echogenic bowel in fetuses?

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Various things: Echogenic bowel can be the result of faulty technique in setting the gain settings of the ultrasound machine. If persistent and reproducible, there can be associations with cystic fibrosis, bowel obstruction, hirschsprung's disease, various infection, and chromosomal abnormalities. 60% of cases will turn out normal with the remainder having a variety of conditions.

Question 9

what is large mixed echogenic mass?

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Difficult to say: Sounds like an ultrasound report maybe.  It may mean that there is a mass with some solid and some cystic (fluid-filled component). It depends on the modality of the test (ultrasound or ct) and the location as to the diagnostic significance.  Please discuss with the doctor who ordered the test and maybe resubmit this question and include more relevant information to get a good answer.

Question 10

what's parenchymal echogenicity kidney?

Accepted Answer

Ultrasound: The term describes the sonographic characteristics of the kidney tissue. When the cortical echogenicity is increased the kidney looks brighter. This is a finding usually associated with various chronic renal parenchymal disease. When decreased can represent swelling from acute infection or renal vein obstruction.

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