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<p>Ultrasound has become the primary diagnostic tool in traumatic, inflammatory and degenerative soft tissue conditions. It is also used to monitor the condition of joints, ligaments, cartilage and muscles. Its widespread availability as well as cases of unsatisfactory quality of equipment and the lack of appropriate training of ultrasound examiners are reasons why standards need to be set for equipment requirements, the scope of ultrasound assessment and examiner’s experience. The paper discusses ultrasound criteria that are common for many specialties as well as detailed criteria for the examined regions and structures along with their description. The aim of the paper is to harmonize the protocol for ultrasound examination in all ultrasound laboratories.</p>
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Ultrasound has become the primary diagnostic tool in traumatic, inflammatory and degenerative soft tissue conditions. It is also used to monitor the condition of joints, ligaments, cartilage and muscles. Its widespread availability as well as cases of unsatisfactory quality of equipment and the lack of appropriate training of ultrasound examiners are reasons why standards need to be set for equipment requirements, the scope of ultrasound assessment and examiner’s experience. The paper discusses ultrasound criteria that are common for many specialties as well as detailed criteria for the examined regions and structures along with their description. The aim of the paper is to harmonize the protocol for ultrasound examination in all ultrasound laboratories.

Standards for musculoskeletal ultrasound

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Ultrasound has become the primary diagnostic tool in traumatic, inflammatory and degenerative soft tissue conditions. It is also used to monitor the condition...

Standards for musculoskeletal ultrasound

Article Category: Review

Publié en ligne: 29 sept. 2017

Pages: 182 - 187

Reçu: 18 juin 2017

Accepté: 18 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0027

Mots clés
ultrasound, MSK, standards

© 2017 Zbigniew Czyrny published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Standards for musculoskeletal ultrasound

Article Category: Review

Publié en ligne: 29 sept. 2017

Pages: 182 - 187

Reçu: 18 juin 2017

Accepté: 18 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0027

Mots clésultrasound, MSK, standards

© 2017 Zbigniew Czyrny published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
ultrasound, MSK, standards