When to use
Urinary tract and male genital US assesses kidneys, urinary tract, bladder, prostate and scrotum. Indicated for urolithiasis workup, hematuria, BPH, suspected mass, acute scrotum, varicocele and testicular nodule. Suspected testicular torsion is an absolute emergency.
What to evaluate
- Kidneys: size, contour, parenchyma (thickness, echogenicity), pelvis, calyces.
- Urinary tract: dilatation, stones, intraluminal tumors.
- Bladder: wall, content, post-void residual volume.
- Prostate: volume (V = c × w × h × 0.52), central/peripheral zones, nodules.
- Testes: volume, echotexture, Doppler flow (rule out torsion and tumor); epididymis; varicocele.
Interactive template
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- Parede da bolsa testicular: com espessura normal.
- Testículos: tópicos, com morfologia normal, contornos regulares e ecotextura homogênea. Volumes testiculares de cc à direita e cc à esquerda.
- Epidídimos: com dimensões normais e ecotextura característica.
- Líquido na bolsa testicular: em volume fisiológico.
Conclusão:
- Exame sem achados significativos.
How to use
- Replace each [...] with the exam's measurement or descriptor.
- Adapt the conclusion to your service protocol before signing.
- Use the template as a starting point — not a replacement for physician review.
- In Laudos.AI, dictate findings in natural speech and the AI structures text in this format for review.
Frequently asked
- Suspected testicular torsion — what to assess first?
- Color Doppler for absent or markedly reduced intratesticular flow versus the contralateral side. Within a 6-h window, viability is high — imaging should be immediate.
- Post-void residual — normal?
- Typical adult: < 50 mL. Volumes > 100 mL suggest significant retention. Compute after recent voluntary voiding.
- Enlarged prostate — when multiparametric MRI?
- Elevated/abnormal PSA, clinical suspicion of cancer, suspicious sonographic finding, or pre-biopsy. PI-RADS is the categorization system.
References
- ACR Practice Parameter for the Performance of Scrotal Ultrasound.
- PI-RADS v2.1, 2019.