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SONOGRAPHY OF THE SCROTUM
¢ADULT TESTICLES MEASURE 3-5 CM IN LENGTH, 2-4 CM IN WIDTH, AND 3 CM IN THICKNESS.
¢THE BLOOD FLOW WITHIN EACH TESTICLE AND EPIDIDYMIS SHOULD BE SYMMETRIC.
¢EACH PART OF THE EPIDIDYMIS SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY ANALYZED FOR MASSES, HYPEREMIC FLOW, AND/OR ENLARGEMENT.
¢OFTEN, THE HEAD OF EACH EPIDIDYMIS IS MEASURED AND THEIR SIZES COMPARED FOR SYMMETRY AS WELL.
¢THE NORMAL HEAD OF THE EPIDIDYMIS MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MM IN SIZE.
¢THE NORMAL EPIDIDYMIS IS EITHER ISOECHOIC OR SLIGHTLY MORE ECHOGENIC THAN THE TESTIS.
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