Fig 1.
Viable Taenia solium cysticerci detected by ultrasonography of a live pig using a 5.0–10.0 MHz linear transducer.
The cystic structures have clearly delineated borders, clear vesicular fluid, and a central opacity corresponding to the protoscolex.
Table 1.
Number of viable cysts identified on necropsy compared to tongue and ultrasound examination.
Table 2.
Sensitivity and specificity of tongue examination and ultrasonography for detecting pigs with different burdens of viable cysticerci.
Fig 2.
Positive and negative predicted values for the detection of heavily infected pigs (≥ 100 cysts) with ultrasonography and tongue examination projected across a range of prevalence values.