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With the probe placed in the suprapubic position and the indicator to the patient’s right, the operator fans inferiorly until the rounded edges of the bladder can be seen. The posterior acoustic enhancement in this case has been mitigated by the time-gain-compensation on the machine, so the prostate and seminal vesicles are also visible, which can sometimes be mistaken for a small amount of free fluid.