UKSONO Health Library
Clear, clinically informed health articles covering common symptoms, medical conditions, diagnostic tests and the role of ultrasound — created to help you understand what findings may mean and what the next steps in care may involve.
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Longer-form patient resources bringing together symptoms, clinical context, diagnostic pathways and the role of imaging in one place.
Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD): Symptoms, Causes, Ultrasound, Fibrosis & Treatment
A detailed, clinically reviewed guide to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), including causes, risk factors, symptoms, liver blood tests, ultrasound findings, liver-fat quantification, elastography/FibroScan, fibrosis, treatment, monitoring and prognosis.
Explore the complete guide →Liver FibroScan®: Liver Fat, Fibrosis & Cirrhosis Assessment
A comprehensive guide to liver fat, fibrosis, cirrhosis risk, FibroScan measurements, result interpretation and the role of non-invasive liver assessment.
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Understanding Female Fertility: Ultrasound, AMH, Hormones & Fertility Checks
An in-depth guide to conception, age, ovulation, ovarian reserve, pelvic ultrasound, fertility blood tests, male-factor testing and treatment pathways.
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CIMT & Carotid Duplex Ultrasound for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
Understand carotid intima-media thickness, focal carotid plaque, atherosclerosis, Doppler velocities and carotid stenosis — and how these findings fit into a wider cardiovascular risk assessment.
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Thyroid Nodules: Causes, Ultrasound Features & Next Steps
A detailed guide to thyroid nodules, including common causes, symptoms, ultrasound features, risk stratification, cervical lymph-node assessment, fine-needle aspiration and what may happen next.
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Browse UKSONO’s growing collection of detailed cardiovascular, thyroid, liver, fertility, pregnancy, diagnostic ultrasound and preventive-health articles, including our new flagship MASLD/fatty-liver guide.
Cardiovascular Health
CIMT & Carotid Duplex Ultrasound for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
A detailed, clinically reviewed guide to carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), carotid plaque, atherosclerosis, Doppler blood-flow assessment and how carotid ultrasound may contribute to a broader cardiovascular risk assessment.
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Liver Health
Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD): Symptoms, Causes, Ultrasound, Fibrosis & Treatment
A detailed, clinically reviewed guide to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), including causes, risk factors, symptoms, liver blood tests, ultrasound findings, liver-fat quantification, elastography/FibroScan, fibrosis, treatment, monitoring and prognosis.
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Liver FibroScan®: Liver Fat, Fibrosis & Cirrhosis Assessment
A comprehensive guide to liver fat, fibrosis, cirrhosis risk, FibroScan measurements, result interpretation and the role of non-invasive liver assessment.
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Understanding Female Fertility: Ultrasound, AMH, Hormones & Fertility Checks
An in-depth guide to conception, age, ovulation, ovarian reserve, pelvic ultrasound, fertility blood tests, male-factor testing and treatment pathways.
Read full article →Small Parts
Armpit Lump (Axillary Lump): Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Ultrasound
Learn the common causes of an armpit lump, the features that deserve medical assessment and how ultrasound can help characterise superficial lumps and lymph nodes.
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Why a Wellbeing Check Matters
A patient-friendly guide to preventive health checks, risk-factor assessment and how targeted investigations may help identify important health concerns earlier.
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What Does an Abdominal Ultrasound Assess?
Understand which abdominal organs can be assessed with ultrasound, what common findings may mean, how to prepare and the important limitations of the examination.
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Pregnancy
Bleeding in the First Trimester: Causes, Assessment & When to Seek Help
A structured guide to common causes of bleeding in early pregnancy, the role of ultrasound and hCG assessment, and symptoms that require urgent medical attention.
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Ectopic Pregnancy: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Understand what an ectopic pregnancy is, recognised symptoms, risk factors, how transvaginal ultrasound and blood tests contribute to diagnosis, and treatment pathways.
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Alcohol & the Liver: Understanding Hidden Liver Damage
How regular alcohol exposure can affect liver fat, inflammation and fibrosis — and why significant liver injury may develop before obvious symptoms appear.
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Gallstones & Gallbladder Health
A practical introduction to gallstones, common symptoms, complications and how abdominal ultrasound is used to assess the gallbladder and biliary system.
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Redefining Preventive Care: The Benefits of Wellbeing Checks
Explore the role of structured wellbeing checks in preventive healthcare and how ultrasound, blood testing and clinical risk assessment can complement routine care.
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