1980
Ultrasonic Imaging of Pericholecystic Inflammation
Crade M, Taylor K, Rosenfield A, Walsh J. Ultrasonic Imaging of Pericholecystic Inflammation. JAMA 1980, 244: 708-709. PMID: 7392177, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1980.03310070058036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericholecystic inflammationWBC countUltrasound examinationRight upper abdominal massML of pusFour-day historyThree-week historyUpper abdominal massCASES Case 1Inflammatory spreadAbdominal painOral cholecystogramAbdominal massAbscess cavityCase 1InflammationSurgeryGallbladderExaminationCountCholecystogramEmpyemaJaundicePainFever
1978
Ultrasound and gallium for the diagnosis of abdominal and pelvic abscesses
Taylor K, Sullivan D, Wasson J, Rosenfield A. Ultrasound and gallium for the diagnosis of abdominal and pelvic abscesses. Gastrointestinal Radiology 1978, 3: 281-286. PMID: 700311, DOI: 10.1007/bf01887080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic abscessClinical suspicionDiffuse inflammatory conditionEquivocal ultrasound resultsLeft subphrenic abscessInitial screening procedureAbdominal abscessSeptic focusSubphrenic abscessAbscess cavityPerihepatic spaceInflammatory conditionsSurgical woundsGallium uptakeUrinary bladderUltrasound resultsAbscessPatientsNonspecific uptakeAcoustic windowUltrasoundTrue negativesScreening procedureSuspicionUptake