Clinical Importance of a Unilateral Striated Pattern Seen on Sonography of the Testicle
David D. Casalino1,2 and
Richard Kim1
1
Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S. Maryland
Ave., Chicago, IL 60637.
2
Present address: Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Medical
School, 676 N. St. Clair St., Ste. 800, Chicago, IL 60611.

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Fig. 1. 30-year-old man (patient 1) with bilateral scrotal pain.
Longitudinal sonogram from initial examination of left testis shows striated
pattern consisting of multiple hypoechoic bands (arrows) radiating
from mediastinum testis.
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Fig. 2A. 54-year-old man (patient 3) with chronic left scrotal
tenderness. Transverse sonogram obtained at initial examination shows both
testes and striated pattern (arrows) involving left testis. Left
testis is smaller than right testis.
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Fig. 2B. 54-year-old man (patient 3) with chronic left scrotal
tenderness. Transverse sonogram obtained at 1-year follow-up examination shows
stable findings.
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Fig. 3A. 29-year-old man (patient 2) with left scrotal pain.
Longitudinal sonogram obtained at initial examination of right testis shows
striated pattern (arrows).
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Fig. 3B. 29-year-old man (patient 2) with left scrotal pain.
Color-flow Doppler longitudinal sonogram of right testis shows normal
color-flow Doppler pattern with no increased color signal along
striations.
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Fig. 3C. 29-year-old man (patient 2) with left scrotal pain.
Color-flow Doppler transverse sonogram of both testes shows symmetric
color-flow Doppler pattern.
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