Ecografía del aparato urinario

Segura-Grau, A.; Herzog, Ralf; Díaz-Rodríguez, Natalia; Segura-Cabral, José María

doi:10.1016/j.semerg.2015.03.009

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“…Nevertheless, the similarity of the dimensions recorded by the students and the lecturers confirms the usefulness of the kidney model in the training of undergraduate students in ultrasonography skills. 10 One disadvantage of this model is the limited availability of kidneys, which have to be obtained through close and careful communication with the pet's owner in order for them to consent to organ donation. However, kidneys from other species, that can be more readily obtained from abattoirs, could potentially be used.…”

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“…Therefore, an ideal renal ultrasound phantom should clearly display the normal anatomical structure of the in vivo kidney, namely (from the outer to the inner): the renal cortex, the medulla and the pelvis. 9,10 Under normal conditions, the renal cortex is hyperechoic relative to the medulla, while the renal medulla is hypoechogenic and can be seen divided by echogenic sections which correspond to the septa. The renal pelvis and the peripelvic fat are seen as a bright echogenic central complex.…”

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Evaluation of a Low-cost Renal Simulator for the Diagnostic Ultrasound Training of Veterinary Medicine Students

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The acquisition of ultrasound diagnostic skills via training is important for undergraduate veterinary medical students. Unfortunately, commercial simulators are costly, which limits their use and makes it necessary to develop low-cost simulators for training purposes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an easily constructed, low-cost, high-fidelity renal simulator for use in diagnostic ultrasound training of veterinary medical students. To construct the simulators, donated cat kidneys were embedded in a prepared agar matrix. The echogenicity of ultrasound scans obtained on the kidney simulator was assessed by the subject lecturers and compared with images acquired during clinical routine diagnostic procedures. Five students with no prior experience of the technique, under the direct supervision of a lecturer, performed five B-mode ultrasound examinations of the renal structure of the simulator. The structure of the kidney was assessed, and its length, width and thickness were measured. Three lecturers performed the same procedure as the students, and their results were used for comparison. Appropriate anatomical and ultrasonographic realism was achieved for each of the three layers of the kidney (cortex, medulla and pelvis), and similar pixel values were obtained with the simulator model and actual clinical diagnostic ultrasounds. In addition, the kidney dimensions acquired by the students were consistent with those acquired by the lecturers. Thus, the proposed kidney simulator can be used for the training of veterinary medicine students in ultrasonographic diagnostic techniques.

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Evaluation of a Low-cost Renal Simulator for the Diagnostic Ultrasound Training of Veterinary Medicine Students

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“…La ecografía del bazo puede ser útil al MF en todas aquellas situaciones en las que se precise diagnosticar o excluir una anomalía esplénica (por ejemplo, confirmar una esplenomegalia detectada en la exploración física), así como en aquellas en las que forma parte de la exploración sistematizada del abdomen, en los traumatismos toracoabdominales y en el seguimiento de lesiones conocidas. Su exploración minuciosa se requiere también en pacientes con linfoma 17 . El estudio ecográfico del bazo puede además mostrar otros hallazgos como quistes, abscesos o infartos esplénicos18, 19.…”

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“…La ecografía renoureteral se utiliza en presencia de un cuadro clínico sugerente de origen nefrourológico. El dolor cólico en fosas renales o flancos irradiado o no a pelvis, la hematuria, las alteraciones de la función renal o del sedimento urinario, las infecciones urinarias de repetición y los síntomas del tracto urinario inferior en varones son escenarios al alcance del MF26, 27 (tabla 3).…”

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