Author: Simone Lawson

This week’s ultrasound shows the kidney of a 17 year old female presenting with left flank pain. She was diagnosed with a kidney stone two days prior but returned to the ED with worsening pain. There is an echogenic renal stone with posterior shadowing as well as a dilated renal pelvis. Although the renal vasculature, […]

This week’s image was taken on a 13 year old girl presenting with new onset shortness of breath while walking up the stairs. These images demonstrate how movement of the mitral valve can be used to estimate function. Qualitatively, the mitral valve does not come close to the septal wall, which is shown in the […]

This week’s image is a three year old with one week of occipital swelling. Beneath the mass, you will notice there is discontinuity of the skull representing erosion from what was determined to be a bony occipital tumor. Remember that bone will show up as hyperechoic (white) on ultrasound. When evaluating masses, always check for […]