Musculoskeletal

A free gallery of high-resolution, ultrasound, color doppler and 3D images

1) Tear of Medial Cruciate Ligament:

These are ultrasound images of the right knee joint following a motorcycle accident. There is a curvilinear echogenic structure within the medial part of the right knee joint cavity. Diagnosis: traumatic rupture of the distal insertion of the medial cruciate ligament, which now floats within the fluid distended (possible hemorrhagic) joint space. Images courtesy of Mr. Shlomo Gobi, Israel.

2) Epidermoid cyst:

Sonography of a mass on the dorsal part of the chest was done to study a mass of 2.5 cms. Images reveal a hypoechoic mass of inhomogenous appearance measuring 2.5 x 1.3 cms. It is cutaneous in location and shows no vascularity within on color doppler imaging (image on right). No calcification is seen. These ultrasound images suggest a diagnosis of epidermoid cyst or what was often called a sebaceous cyst. Images by Dr. Joe Antony, Cochin, India, using Toshiba, Nemio XG color doppler machine.

Reference: E-medicine article on epidermoid cyst (free article).. rated excellent

3) Ultrasound image of transient synovitis of hip joint in a child:

Sonography of the hip joints was done in this 5 yr. old child to c/o pain and swelling in the right hip. Ultrasound images show anechoic fluid collection around the right hip diagnostic of synovitis. The synovial fluid collection here measures 3 x 0.8 cms. The normal left hip joint is also shown for comparison. Ultrasound images courtesy of Dr. Ravi Kadasne, who used a Philips iU 22 machine.

4) Ultrasound image of olecranon bursitis:

This patient had pain and swelling of the left elbow. Sonography of the elbow shows a cystic lesion containing clear fluid over the tip of the elbow. The lesion is located between the skin and the underlying olecranon process of the left ulna. This ultrasound image is diagnostic of olecranon bursitis. Image courtesy of Dr. Ravi Kadasne, UAE. The machine used here is the Philips IU 22.

Reference: 1) http://www.jultrasoundmed.org/cgi/content/full/26/6/857 (free article and images).

2)  http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/TOPIC91.HTM (free article).

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