Musculoskeletal ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool used by a range of health professionals in different clinical settings. It is becoming an accepted first-line imaging modality to compliment clinical diagnosis and therapy at point of care and is well established in primary and secondary care with a broad spectrum of use. This includes first-line investigation of choice for many musculoskeletal conditions; a focused diagnostic and monitoring tool in rheumatology; and an aid to diagnosis, biopsy, and intervention in soft tissue masses and sarcoma assessment. In comparison to other imaging modalities, ultrasound is operator-dependent and consequently, in the hands of the poorly trained or overconfident practitioner, it has the potential for harm as well as good. This course is intended as a guide to those practitioners wanting to learn or develop their current practice of musculoskeletal ultrasound but does not claim to be a fully comprehensive resource. It is written by experts in the field from different professional backgrounds including sonographers, physiotherapists, radiologists, and
rheumatologists drawing on their experience from many years of practice with practical tips and examples of normal ultrasound appearances and common pathologies. There are many pitfalls in musculoskeletal ultrasound, which can lead to misdiagnosis or overdiagnosis and may result in poor patient management. These will be discussed in the relevant chapters as they can be due to poor use of the equipment, incorrect technique, or lack of understanding of the range of normal and agerelated ultrasound appearances. The book also aims to provide increased awareness to less-experienced practitioners of clinical presentation and management of musculoskeletal conditions.
Introduction to ultrasound
1.Ultrasound theory
2.Doppler
3.Types of Transducers
4.Imaging planes .
5.Screen orientation
6.Ergonomics
7.Manipulating transducer
8.Short and long axis
9.Image terminology.
10.Appearances of tissue
Shoulder joint ultrasound
Protocol of scan
Bony Impingement syndrome
Supraspinatus tendon tear - tendinopathy
Subacromial Subdeltoid Bursitis
Biceps Dislocation - Rupture - Tendinopathy
Acromioclavicular joint – Athropathy , Subluxation/Dislocation
Elbow Joint ultrasound
Protocol of scan
Common Extensor Origin Epicondylalgia
Radial Nerve Compression
Common flexor origin enthesopathy
Ulnar collateral ligament
Neural compression
Biceps tendinopathy
Cubital bursitis
Olecranon bursitis
Triceps tendinopathy and rupture
wrist Joint ultrasound
Protocol of scan
Tenosynovitis
Ganglion cyst
Extrinsic Ligament Injury
Effusion
Erosions
Hand and fingers ultrasound
protocol of scan
Tenosynovitis
Tendon Rupture
Ganglion cyst
Hip Joint And groin
1.Protocol of scan
Joint Effusion
Synovitis
Inguinal Lymphadenopathy
Hamstring tears and tendinopathy
Ischiogluteal bursitis
Knee Joint
Protocol of scan
Anterior knee pathology
Medial knee pathology
Lateral knee pathology
Posterior knee pathology
Ankle Joint and Foot
Protocol of scan
Posterior ankle pathology
Anterior Ankle pathology
Lateral Ankle pathology
Medial Ankle pathology
Forefoot pathology