Benign Testicular Lesions Etiology and Clinical Presentation Benign scrotal or testicular swellings and masses have many etiologies and different clinical presentations, as listed in Tables 78-1 and 78-2 . Of palpable nodules, 31% to 47% are benign at surgery. TABLE…
Technical Aspects Scrotal imaging has been one of the undeniable success stories of modern radiology. The scrotum is predominantly imaged for two clinical indications: the painless scrotal mass and the acute scrotum. Both conditions predominantly affect young men in the…
Technical Aspects Radionuclide gastric emptying studies (scintigraphy) remain the most widely used method for evaluation of gastric function. Radiopharmaceuticals Gastric emptying scintigraphy is most commonly performed with technetium-99m ( 99m Tc) sulfur colloid dispersed in a solid and/or liquid bolus.…