Ultrasound when the fundus cannot be seen
Clinical history
- Urgency
- Emergent
A 60-year-old with sudden loss of vision and a dense vitreous haemorrhage; no fundus view, so a B scan is performed.
- Examination
- No fundus view; B scan shows the membrane and its attachment to the disc.
Presentation typical of this diagnosis, written for teaching. The source dataset provides the image and its label only, with no accompanying clinical record.
The study opens when you begin.
Read the history first and decide what you expect to find. Committing to an expectation before you look is most of what separates interpreting from noticing.
Step 1 of 3 · Read the history
Study: B scan us
Describe the abnormality and give the most likely diagnosis. You will locate the finding first; the answer options stay hidden until you have.