Ultrasound Clinical Protocol Guides

General Imaging

Guide to Sonography of the Breast

Guide to Sonography of the Breast

Continuing advances in digital technology bring added benefits to ultrasound as a useful complement to mammography and physical examination in the evaluation of breast disease.

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Musculoskeletal

Ultrasound of the Ankle

Ultrasound of the Ankle

Indications of tendinitis and tenosynovitis: ligament tears, joint synovitis, masses, tarsal tunnel syndrome

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Sonography

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Sonography of the Wrist

The etiology of carpal tunnel syndrome is primarily the encroachment on the median nerve. The most recently described common cause of CTS is repetitive stress injury, as in computer keyboard operators

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Groin Ultrasound Gross Anatomy and Ultrasound

Groin Ultrasound Gross Anatomy and Ultrasound Findings

This protocol describes an approach to theultrasound examination of patients with chronicgroin pain of probable musculoskeletal origin.

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Ultrasound of the Knee

Ultrasound of the Knee

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) of the extremities is considered a first line examination and is performed in conjunction with conventional radiography.

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Ultrasound of the Shoulder

Ultrasound of the Shoulder

Indications: rotator cuff tears, subdeltoid-subacromial bursitis (SD-SA), biceps tendonitis/tenosynovitis, gleno-humeral effusion

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Urology

Laparoscopic Ultrasound of the Bile Duct

Laparoscopic Ultrasound of the Bile Duct for Choledocholithia

All patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy are candidates for laparoscopicultrasound (LUS) of the biliary tree.

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Diagnosis of Vasculogenic Impotence

Diagnosis of Vasculogenic Impotence

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Vascular

Vascular Protocol Guides

Vascular Protocol Guides

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Women's Healthcare

Women's Healthcare Protocol Guide

Women's Healthcare Protocol Guide

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