TY - JOUR T1 - Musculoskeletal ultrasonography basics JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 283 LP - 300 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17014 VL - 85 IS - 4 AU - Michael C. Forney AU - Patricia B. Delzell Y1 - 2018/04/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/4/283.abstract N2 - 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. ER -