(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 presence of a nuchal cord was determined by real-time ultrasound as follows: the ultrasound transducer was placed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fetal neck and the presence of a nuchal cord was visualised as a single or as multiple coils around the fetal neck, according to the number of cord entanglements.