Sonography of common tendon injuries.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to describe the normal and abnormal appearances of the tendons most easily and commonly assessed with sonography. CONCLUSION: Sonography is important in musculoskeletal imaging, and its accuracy is at least equivalent to that of MRI for imaging tendon abnormalities. Although operator dependence is an often quoted disadvantage of sonography, most experienced musculoskeletal radiologists with a sound foundation in anatomy can rapidly master the technique and perform effective evaluations of normal and abnormal tendons.

Author information

Author/s: Robinson, Philip (P);

Affiliation: X-ray Department, Musculoskeletal Centre, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds LS7 4SA, UK. p.robinson(-atsign-)leedsth.nhs.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: AJR. American journal of roentgenology (AJR Am J Roentgenol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 193 (issue 3) : pp 607-18

Dates: Created 2009/08/21; Completed 2009/09/29;

PMID: 19696272, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/29/2009, IMS Date: )

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