Musculoskeletal Sonography

Ultrasonography is effective in the evaluation of joint involvement
in patients with rheumatic diseases, and may be useful in diagnosis
and in monitoring the synovial inflammation by power Doppler
technique, with great sensitivity in comparison with clinical
examination. The high-resolution US combined with power Doppler
technique is also able to detect the peripheral entheseal
abnormality, the bone erosion and the tendon involvement. The purpose
of this book is to elucidate the examination technique, the
sonographic changes in musculoskeletal rheumatic involvement and the
ultrasound assessment of joint rheumatic diseases. The atlas is
enriched with several figures, in which the US picture is compared
with that of conventional radiography, CT and MRI.

Written for:
Radiologists, orthopedists, rheumatologists
Keywords:
Bone
Joint pathology
Musculoskeletal ultrasonography
Rheumatic disease
Soft tissue
Tendon