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The development and clinical applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound

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Musculoskeletal ultrasound has come a long way in 40 years. Reflecting changes in computer technology, ultrasound equipment has developed from machines that have filled examination rooms with mechanical probes linked by hinged arms for spatial localisation, to high-resolution machines that are the size of laptops using compact hand-held probes designed for both external and internal imaging.

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Grateful thanks to Dr Michael Halliwell for fascinating insights into the early days of ultrasound, Joseph Alsousou University of Oxford, a collaborator with elastography, and Pauline Carter for her transcription skills.

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McNally, E.G. The development and clinical applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound. Skeletal Radiol 40, 1223–1231 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1220-5

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