0 able to send back an echo (= a sound that reflects off a surface), and therefore showing as a light area in an ultrasound scan (= a medical examination that produces an image using sound waves):
The presence or absence of an echogenic centre for each lymph node detected was recorded.
Lesions were classified as either type I (multiple large cysts); type II (variable numbers of small cysts); or type III (homogeneous echogenic mass).
The echogenic appearance of the lesions was extremely variable.
What are the clinical implications of sonographic detection of echogenic amniotic fluid?
A sonogram through the liver shows multiple fairly well-defined echogenic liver metastases.
