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Re: Fetal tissue density From: Terry J DuBose (tjdubose@juno.com) Thu Oct 31 17:05:23 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: viv souter: "Re: Fetal tissue density" Previous message: Dianne Walkup: "Fetal tissue density" Maybe in reply to: Dianne Walkup: "Fetal tissue density" Next in thread: viv souter: "Re: Fetal tissue density" Dianne, these are interesting observations. Last year on this forum we had a discussion concerning different types of skin lotions and the effect on sonographic quality. The subtleties and variables of sonography are remarkable. There is little wonder that the modality is so operator dependent... it is very difficult to just use "presets" on everyone and get good images. I have seen thin body builders that were almost impossible to get images, and relatively fat people from whom great images were acquired, and others who were difficult. The idea that some of this may be related to ethnicity is very interesting, particularly if it also has a fetal effect. We obviously need more research. Thanks, Terry J DuBose, M.S., RDMS Little Rock, Arkansas USA On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:52:30 -0600 "Dianne Walkup" <diannewalkup@hotmail.com> writes: > Greetings, > I am sure I am not the only Sonographer who has realized that there > are very > predictable tissue density differences in some ethnic groups. The > Islanders > (Fijis, Hawaiians, Samoans) and my fellow Native Americans have very > dense > tissue characteristics with ultrasound, no matter what their body > size is. > Some of the Ethiopian tribes have tissue that is extremely easy to > see > through, and one could hire them as ultrasound models without regard > to > their size. I have not worked with very many pediatric patients, but > I would > wager that this is not an acquired trait, but is hereditary, and > thus would > be present in fetuses. > > Dianne Walkup, RDMS, RDCS > mitakuye oyasin > Next message: viv souter: "Re: Fetal tissue density" Previous message: Dianne Walkup: "Fetal tissue density" Maybe in reply to: Dianne Walkup: "Fetal tissue density" Next in thread: viv souter: "Re: Fetal tissue density"

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