[Table/Fig-5]:
Diagnostic points of intussusception on ultrasound with colour Doppler study
Oval pseudokidney mass lesion with central echoes on longitudinal imaging |
Sonolucent donought or target lesion configuration in cross sectional imaging |
Various layers and concentric rings may represent mesentry and bowel wall that has been drawn into the intussusception |
Sonolucent periphery is due to oedematous wall of intussuscepted intestinal head |
fluid,enlarged lymph nodes, dilated adjacent loop |
On colour Doppler study blood flow within the mass suggests bowel wall viability while scattered or no blood flow suggests impared vsacularity |
Presence of other soft tissue / cystic mass suggests a pathological lead point |