Scrotal ultrasound

Transscrotal ultrasound
Sonography of a normal testis. The normal testis presents as a structure having homogeneous, medium level, granular echotexture. The mediastinum testis appears as the hyperechoic region located at the periphery of the testis as seen in this figure.[citation needed]
ICD-9-CM88.79
OPS-301 code3-05c

Scrotal (or transscrotal) ultrasound is a medical ultrasound examination of the scrotum. It is used in the evaluation of testicular pain, and can help identify solid masses.[1]

  1. ^ Sam D. Graham; Thomas E Keane (25 September 2009). Glenn's Urologic Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 433–. ISBN 978-0-7817-9141-0. Retrieved 1 July 2011.