INTRODUCTION:Infertility is considered one of the main public health issues and about 40% -50% males are involved in the infertility cases. The most common cause of male infertility is abnormal semen parameters. Ultrasound examinations of scrotum and semen analysis are the common investigations done in evaluating male sub fertility. An atrophic testis is closely associated with oligospermia. OBJECTIVE: To correlate the testicular volume as measured with ultrasonography and sperm count of the males METHODS: Patients aged between 27 and 48 years were our study participants. Fifty males who presented for infertility evaluation unit were investigated with ultrasonography of testes and semen analysis. RESULTS: The tendency of the graph showed increase in sperm count in relation to increase in testicular volume. Smaller the testicular size, lesser was the sperm count. CONCLUSION: Our comparative prospective study showed that small testicular size was associated with decreased sperm count and as the testicular size increases the sperm count also increases.

BACKGROUNDCervical lymphadenopathy is a very common condition being referred for evaluation in the radiology department. It is very much necessary to differentiate these cervical lymph nodes into benign and malignant which will change the course of treatment. We aimed at differentiation of the enlarged cervical lymph nodes into benign and malignant by B-mode Ultrasound and Elastography, comparing with histopathology.

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Temporomandibular joints (TMJ) are a pair of synovial joints on both side of head, which helps in movement of mandible resulting in speech, facial expression & mastication. Internal derangements of TMJ are the common causes of non-traumatic pain around TMJ. There are few studies concerning this finding and MRI evaluation of TMJ in establishing the diagnosis. AIMS & OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship of internal disc displacement and pattern of disc displacement with the painful TMJ using MR Imaging of painful TMJ. RESULTS: We imaged 30 TMJ of 15 patients with unilateral TMJ pain and the symptomatic TMJ was compared with asymptomatic TMJ. The position of disc was noted for both painful & asymptomatic side. DISCUSSION: In our study we imaged 30 TMJs using MRI. For all the 15 study participants, the painful TMJ was compared with contralateral asymptomatic joint. We found that anterior, anteromedial & anterolateral disc diaplcements were associated with TMJ symptoms, however the superior displacement was found to be asymptomatic. CONCLUSION: The anterior, anterolateral and anteromedial displacement of disc of TMJ is commonly associated with TMJ pain. However the superior displacement was asymptomatic. MRI is very useful in evaluating painful TMJ by assessing the disc displacement and associated findings. However the long-term association and remission of symptoms of disc displacement needs further evaluation.