Korean J Urol.  1987 Feb;28(1):19-26.

Transabdominal Ultrasonography of Seminal Vesicles with Combined Use of Electronic Linear Probe and Mechanical Sector Scanner

• Moon HJ

Abstract

Transabdominal scan of seminal vesicles with combined use of electronic linear probe and mechanical sector scanner was performed on normal adults and patients with seminal vesicular disease. The images of seminal vesicles were demonstrated easily through the multidirectional and multirotational handling of the scanners on the lower abdomen. The Ultrasonographic interpretation of the size, shape and contour of seminal vesicles together with the display of the internal structures within seminal vesicles was proved to be useful in the diagnosis of seminal vesicular diseases, particularly in the screening of underlying lesions of patients with hematospermia. The method is simple, atraumatic, and requires no special apparatus. It is concluded that the method is useful for the screening examination of seminal vesicular diseases.

Keyword

linear probe; sector scanner; transabdominal ultrasonography; seminal vesicle

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Adult
Diagnosis
Hemospermia
Humans
Mass Screening
Seminal Vesicles*
Ultrasonography*