Dec 30, 2025 · Gallbladder polyps are commonly occurring elevated lesions on the mucosal surface of the gallbladder. The vast majority are benign. They are best characterized on ultrasound as a non …

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Echogenic focus adherent to the gallbladder wall without color Doppler signal favored to represent a polyp. The focus measures approximately 5 x 6 x 4 mm. No abnormal gallbladder wall thickening.

This is well-circumscribed but appears separate from the gallbladder wall. Bright echogenic foci are seen around the periphery, possibly representing small stones.

Dec 4, 2025 · The wall-echo-shadow sign (also known as WES sign) is an ultrasonographic finding within the gallbladder fossa referring to the appearance of a "wall-echo-shadow":

Multiple comet tail artifacts are seen arising from the gall bladder walls. There is a large stone (echogenic focus with posterior shadowing) near the gall bladder fundus.

Case Discussion The typical appearances of a thyroid colloid nodule with comet-tail artifact. Comet tail artifact has been described in several other pathologies including in adenomyomatosis of the …

Sep 19, 2021 · In most instances predicting benign versus malignant histology of a gallbladder polyp based purely on imaging features is not possible. However, a number of features are helpful in …

Distended gall bladder containing echogenic, gravity dependent, mobile, biliary sludge with calculi. No specific features of cholecystitis ie no wall thickening or surrounding oedema (nor pain on ultrasound …