ArticleEuropean radiology2021
Imaging in scrotal trauma: a European Society of Urogenital Radiology Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group (ESUR-SPIWG) position statement.
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- A sound approach to stay on the ball-a review of scrotal pathologies on ultrasound imaging.The British journal of radiology · 2026Review
- MRI of the Scrotum and Penis: Current Applications and Clinical Relevance.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Multiparametric ultrasound in acute scrotum: a comprehensive review with special emphasis on contrast-enhanced ultrasound.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Review
- Testicular ultrasound: an emergency medicine perspective.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- A review of multiparametric ultrasound imaging in the clinical setting: scrotal contents.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Review
- Multiparametric Ultrasound for Diagnosing Testicular Lesions: Everything You Need to Know in Daily Clinical Practice.Cancers · 2023Review
- Role and added value of contrast enhanced ultrasound of the painful scrotum in the emergency setting.Journal of ultrasound · 2023Article
- The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: An overview on male genital tract ultrasound reference ranges.Andrology · 2022Article
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- When to ask for an MRI of the scrotum.Andrology · 2021Review
- Beyond the Basics: Best Practices in Scrotal Ultrasound for the Infertile Male.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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Abstract
Imaging plays a crucial role in the evaluation of scrotal trauma. Among the imaging modalities, greyscale ultrasound and Colour Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) are the primary techniques with the selective utilisation of advanced techniques such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and elastography. Despite ultrasound being the mainstay of imaging scrotal trauma, its diagnostic performance is not fully established. Considering these difficulties and their impact on clinical practice, the Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR-SPIWG) established an expert task force to review the current literature and consolidate their expertise on examination standards and imaging appearances of various entities in scrotal trauma. This paper provides the position statements agreed on by the task force with the aim of providing guidance for the use of imaging especially multiparametric US in scrotal trauma.Key Points• Greyscale and Colour Doppler ultrasound are the mainstay of imaging in patients with scrotal trauma.• Contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography are the advanced techniques useful as a problem-solving modality in equivocal cases.• This paper summarises the position statements of the ESUR-SPIWG on the appropriate utilisation of multiparametric ultrasound and other imaging modalities in the evaluation of scrotal trauma.
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