[The screening of thyroid tumefactions by real-time echography. Preliminary data]. / Screening delle tumefazioni tiroidee mediante ecografia in tempo reale. Dati preliminari.

Recent experience in the ultrasound study of thyroid swellings is reported. The results are discussed and it is pointed out that for accurate differential diagnosis of the thyroid pathology examined ultrasound data must be backed up by scintigraphic studies of the gland and if necessary by needle biopsy.

[Ultrasonographic diagnosis of the retroperitoneal space. A case history series and some selected clinical cases]. / Diagnostica ultrasonografica dello spazio retroperitoneale. Una casistica ed alcuni casi clinici selezionati.

A personal series and some clinical cases of pathology of the retroperitoneal space observed by ultrasonography during routine and emergency investigations are reported. Although the limitations of this diagnosis compared to the more recent image techniques (CT and NMR) are recognised, it is still considered an indispensable first level diagnosis in this extensive pathology (in terms of site, type and extent) of retroperitoneally located organs, tissues and systems.

[Echotomography in abdominal emergencies. Apropos of 16 controlled clinical cases. (A description of some of them)]. / Urgenze addominali all'ecotomografia. A proposito di sedici casi clinici controllati. (Descrizione di alcuni).

A personal series of abdominal emergencies subjected to ultrasound studies is reported. The results of these studies were identical to the surgical and histological findings. It is therefore concluded that even in the absence of other diagnostic techniques (scintiscans, angiographic, CAT scans, etc.) ultrasound imaging can make a major contribution to the diagnosis of intra and extraperitoneal abdominal emergencies especially in district hospitals.

Two-dimensional echocardiographic findings in a case of massive cardiac involvement by malignant lymphoma.

In a patient affected by malignant mediastinal lymphoma a severe congestive heart failure and the ECG pattern suggested a heart involvement. Two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) documented the presence of abnormalities suggestive of infiltration: in particular, enormous thickening of the left ventricle, nearly absent wall motion, and "patchy" appearance of the myocardium were seen. Necropsy findings confirmed the presence of a massive lymphomatous infiltration of the heart. 2DE, by its ability to detect abnormalities consistent with heart infiltration, should provide a useful contribution in the staging of lymphomas.