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Ultrasound – Wrist Exam

Posted on 04 December 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,

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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Ultrasound – Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Exam

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Ultrasound – Flexor Tendons Exam

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Ultrasound – Metacarpophalangeal Joint Exam

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