(Note: There is conflicting guidance from the OIG, CMS, and State Medicaid agencies on the frequency of such screening. The OIG and CMS suggests (not mandates) monthly screening, whereas some states require independent screening against their own Medicaid sanction database.
November 6, 2001 --. (Ultrasound Review) An evaluation of the ultrasound features of spermatic cord hydrocele (SCH) in children was described in a study recently published in The British Journal of Radiology. Pediatric surgeons and radiologists from Tel-Aviv University combined their efforts in a retrospective study of children with SCH.
The tail of the sperm-the flagellum-confers motility upon the sperm, and has three principal components: 1  a central skeleton constructed of 11 microtubules collectively termed the axoneme and similar to the equivalent structure found in cilia. 2  a thin cell membrane covering the axoneme.