2020 Volume 47 Issue 2 Pages 61-68
Improvements in ultrasound diagnostic devices and ultrasound probes have enabled the widespread use of ultrasonography for assessments of the body surface area. Ultrasonography is minimally invasive, and therefore scrotal ultrasonography has been used since its development to examine testicular diseases. Recently, however, improvements in ultrasound image quality have enabled closer observation of the inside of the scrotum. In this article, I present scrotal ultrasound findings and points of differentiation in scrotal (e.g.,testis, epididymis, spermatic cord) diseases with the aim of further advancing scrotal ultrasonography from its current state.
