Posted on 04 December 2010. Tags: carpal tunnel syndrome , de quervain's , Median nerve , radial artery , SonoSite , ulnar nerve , ultrasound , wrist
VIDEO
Transducer: SonoSite L25 (linear)
Structures visualized:
Carpal bones and joints
Extensor tendons of the thumb (looking for De Quervain’s tenosynovitis) — abductor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis
Extensor carpi ulnaris tendon
Median nerve (can measure the cross-sectional area for evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome)
Radial artery
Ulnar nerve
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Posted in Hand/Wrist , Scanning Technique , Ultrasound , Wrist Exam
Posted on 04 December 2010. Tags: gluteus medius , gluteus minimus , greater trochanter , hip , SonoSite , trochanteric bursa , ultrasound
VIDEO
Transducer: SonoSite linear probe [or a C60 (curved) if larger patient]
Structures visualized:
Greater trochanter
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Greater trochanteric bursa (visible if the patient has bursitis)
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Posted in Hip , Lateral Hip , Scanning Technique , Ultrasound
Posted on 04 December 2010. Tags: acetabulum , femoral head , femoral neck , hip , Joint , SonoSite , ultrasound
VIDEO
Transducer: SonoSite C60 (curved)
Structures visualized:
Acetabulum
Femoral head
Femoral neck
Femoral shaft
Joint capsule and cartilage
Femoral joint space — injection site
Femoral artery and vein
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Posted in Hip , Hip Joint , Scanning Technique , Ultrasound
Posted on 04 December 2010. Tags: flexor tendons , L25 transducer , SonoSite , ultrasound
VIDEO
Transducer: SonoSite L25
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Posted in Flexor Tendons , Hand/Wrist , Scanning Technique , Ultrasound
Posted on 04 December 2010. Tags: Exam , Hand , L25 transducer , MCP , metacarpophalangeal joint , PIP , proximal interphalangeal joint , SonoSite , ultrasound
VIDEO
Transducer: SonoSite L25
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Posted in Hand/Wrist , MCP Joint , Scanning Technique , Ultrasound
Posted on 04 December 2010. Tags: achilles tendon , dorsalis pedis artery , Exam , extensor tendons , fibulotalar space , Foot , L25 transducer , peroneus tendons , retrocalcaneal bursa , SonoSite , tarsal tunnel tendons , Tibiotalar joint , ultrasound
VIDEO
Transducer: L25
Structures viewed: Tibiotalar joint, fibulotalar space, extensor tendons, dorsalis pedis artery, tarsal tunnel tendons, peroneus tendons, achilles tendon, retrocalcaneal bursa
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Posted in Foot/Ankle , General Exam , Scanning Technique , Ultrasound