An Approach of Ultrasound Diagnostic Techniques of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Abstract

The authors have examined ultrasound echograms and photographs of the skin and subcutaneous tissue changes in some skin diseases, reporting their findings. In spite of the preliminary clinical casuistry, this quick, simple and painless technique without irradiation hazard to the patient shows the advantage relating to the other techniques, routine roentenography especially. In conclusion, it is the authors’ opinion that the improved scanning technique and greater experience should offer such valuable results, used as an additional method in dermatological diagnostics.

The determination of skin thickness using conventional diagnostic ultrasound equipment

“…B-scans have the obvious advantages of a 'picture' whilst A-scans are generally preferred for accurate distance measurements. These ideas are demonstrated in Alexander & Miller, 1979;i(b) Wcinraub et al, 1982;Rukavina & Mohar, 1979; and i(c) Cole, Handler & Burnett, 1981;Kalus, Aindow & Cautfield, 1979. Ultrasound is a safe, non-invasive imaging technique that gives results that are reproducible when compared within and between investigators (Tan et al, 1982), and comparable to results obtained using radiological techniques (Alexander & Miller, 1979). We have developed an A-scan system that utilizes a simple 20 MHz transducer coupled to a Diasonograph (Fischer Ltd., U.K.), a scanner that is commonly found in ultrasound departments and routinely used for abdominal and obstetric examinations.…”

Skin Ultrasound in Dermatologic Surgical Planning

“…High‐resolution ultrasonography was introduced 10 years ago in clinical dermatology as a simple and reliable method to study skin and soft tissue 1 . Ever since then, ultrasonography has gained widespread acceptance for the evaluation of proliferative, infiltrative, and nodular lesions of superficial soft tissues 2–5 .…”

Preoperative ultrasonic measurements of the thickness of cutaneous malignant melanoma.

“…During the last few years A-mode ultrasonography has been reported several times as an aid in evaluating subcutaneous and cutaneous lesions. 8 The recent advent of high-resolution 10-MHz dynamic scanners enables two-dimensional imaging of superficial soft-tissue structures. 9 This preliminary study presents the results of preoperative thickness measurements of malignant melanomas by high-resolution sonography and their correlation with thicknesses measured by the pathologist on the excised specimen.…”