Muskuloskeletal Ultrasound

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Ultrasound images of the musculoskeletal system provide pictures of muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and soft tissue throughout the body.

Ultrasound images are typically used to help diagnose:

• Abnormalities of the muscles, such as tears and soft-tissue masses.
• Bleeding or other fluid collections within the muscles, bursae and joints.
• Early changes of rheumatoid arthritis.
• Small benign and malignant soft tissue tumors.
• Tendon tears, such as tears of the rotator cuff in the shoulder or Achilles tendon in the ankle.