Ultrasonographic Findings of Musculoskeletal Tissues / 대한정형외과학회잡지

ABSTRACT

In order to accurately diagnose lesions of musculoskeletal tissue, evaluation not only of the abnormality of the bone, but the condition of soft tissue is important. Magnetic resonance imaging has been widely used in evaluation of the state of soft tissue, however, it has the disadvantage that testing is expensive and real-time scanning is not possible. In recent years, ultrasonography has been used for evaluation of musculoskeletal tissue and its usefulness has shown a gradual increase. The ultrasound image is determined by the tissue specific acoustic impedance and other factors. Highly reflective tissues such as bone, calcification, ligament, and tendon are expressed as hyperechoic images, and less reflective tissues such as muscle and nerve are expressed as hypoechoic images.