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Advances in Lower Extremity Ultrasound

  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (D Fessell, Section Editor)
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Diagnostic ultrasound techniques used in the evaluation of the musculoskeletal system are rapidly evolving. Conventional B-mode and Doppler ultrasound imaging methods are workhorses in the diagnosis and treatment decision making for traumatic and pathologic conditions of joints, tendons, muscles, ligaments, and peripheral nerves. Recently developed sonoelastography techniques enable the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the material properties of musculoskeletal tissues . The recent availability of sonoelastography on clinical machines will facilitate its progressive utilization in routine clinical practice. Exciting new developments in ultrasound imaging enable real-time fusion with imported magnetic resonance or computed tomography images, facilitating ultrasound-guided interventional procedures and teaching of ultrasound anatomy to trainees. In this review article, the authors discuss new advances in sonoelastography of the lower extremity with emphasis on shear wave imaging and briefly the exciting features of ultrasound fusion imaging with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, The University of Arizona Health Network, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., P.O. Box 245067, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA

    Mihra S. Taljanovic, David M. Melville & Hina Arif-Tiwari

  2. Section Rheumatology and Sports Imaging, Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Andrea S. Klauser

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Arizona Health Network, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., P.O. Box 245064, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA

    Leonard Daniel Latt

  4. Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1609 N Warren Ave, Bldg 211, Rm 124, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA

    Liang Gao & Russell S. Witte

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Taljanovic, M.S., Melville, D.M., Klauser, A.S. et al. Advances in Lower Extremity Ultrasound. Curr Radiol Rep 3, 19 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40134-015-0100-5

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