Principle of Musculoskeletal Scanning and Intervention
Fluoroscopy CT scan Ultrasound Soft tissue scanning Poor Excellent Good to excellent Radiation risk +−++ +−+++ 0 Cost of equipment +++ +++++ +−++ Portability of equipment + 0 ++−+++…
Nerve Blocks
Fig. 9.1 Sterile dressing and ultrasound probe Fig. 9.2 Control syringe used for hand-on-syringe technique Fig. 9.3 Hand-on-needle technique We recommend establishing a specific location in your setting, be it…
Musculoskeletal Procedures
Fig. 8.1 Subacromial subdeltoid bursa (bounded by arrows) in coronal plane. The humerus, deltoid muscle, and acromion (Acr) are visible as well Hip The trochanteric bursa (also referred to as…
Central Venous Access
Fig. 6.1 B-mode image of oval internal jugular vein (IJV) and round carotid artery (CA). (Courtesy of Srikar Adhikari, MD) Fig. 6.2 Color Doppler image of internal jugular vein and…
of Ultrasound Guidance
Fig. 2.1 This image shows tissues of various impedances. Note that the fluid is dark, having little to no impedance. The bone has high impedance, which is seen as bright…
Percutaneous Drainage Procedures
Fig. 11.1 Both superficial epidermis and dermis can be evaluated and appear as a hyperechoic layer on ultrasound. Subcutaneous tissue lies just deep to the dermis and can be visualized…
Vascular Procedures
Fig. 15.1 Arterial and venous anatomy of the lower extremity Fig. 15.2 B-mode image of transverse view of left common femoral artery (CFA) and common femoral vein (CFV) Fig. 15.3…
Airway Procedures
Fig. 4.1 Anatomy of upper airway (hyoid, thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, trachea, thyroid). (Reproduced from Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2011) 268:1357-1363-p. 1360) Sonoanatomy Sonographically, bones like mandible and hyoid bone appear…
Ear, Nose, and Throat Procedures
Fig. 7.1 Anatomy of the lateral neck (TC thyroid cartilage, CB carotid bifurcation, CB–Go carotid bifurcation–gonion, CB–ITC carotid bifurcation–isthmus of thyroid cartilage, CCA common carotid artery, ECA external carotid artery,…
