Question 478 · LEK · Kidney cysts
A typical, benign kidney cyst on an ultrasound scan is:
- A. anechoic and thin-walled.
- B. isoechoic.
- C. hyperechoic.
- D. thick-walled with septa.
- E. an area of mixed echogenicity.
Hint
A simple cyst contains clear fluid; think how fluid appears on ultrasound and which wall features suggest a benign lesion.
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