IMPORTANCE OF DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE SOFT-TISSUES IN THE SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF ECHOGENIC SUPERFICIAL ABSCESSES

Superficial abscesses evaluated by ultrasonography may occasionally be isoechoic relative to the surrounding inflamed tissues and without ma ss effect, preventing diagnosis by morphologic criteria alone. We pres ent a simple and effective method to detect such abscesses. In three c ases, gentle repetitive pressure of the inflamed tissue revealed the l iquefied nature of abscesses that otherwise would have been overlooked .