%0 Journal Article %A Michael C. Forney %A Patricia B. Delzell %T Musculoskeletal ultrasonography basics %D 2018 %R 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17014 %J Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine %P 283-300 %V 85 %N 4 %X Utrasonography is emerging as a core method to evaluate musculoskeletal problems. It is best used for imaging superficial structures limited to 1 quadrant of a joint. It has several advantages over other imaging methods: lower cost, ability to perform dynamic examinations, higher spatial resolution of superficial structures, better patient comfort, and essentially no contraindications. %U https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/85/4/283.full.pdf