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Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Trauma, Athletic injuries, Arthritides, Education, Diagnostic procedure, Ultrasound, Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Musculoskeletal joint
Authors:
S. P. Ivanoski; Ohrid/MK
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2014/C-2026
Background
According to some statistics,
shoulder problems occur in about 20% of population during their live.
Many of these conditions affect joint soft tissue structures.
Rotator cuff muscles and tendons,
tendon of long head of biceps brachii,
deltoid muscle,
ligaments,
bursas,
some osseous and cartilage parts of the shoulder are all structures that can be easily evaluated by ultrasound.
Dynamic investigation for shoulder functions,
such as establishing diagnosis of impingement syndrome can also be conducted.
Interventional procedures of the shoulder are easily performed by experienced radiologists.
That's why ultrasound examination,
together with radiography should be the first choice for imaging of shoulder disorders.
It can lead to correct diagnosis in great part of the cases and help avoiding more complicated investigations: MRI,
CT arthrography.