title: The value of ultrasound in the assessment of bone.
abstract: The impenetrability of bone to ultrasound can be turned to advantage and the effects of bony lesions on the adjacent soft tissues can be analysed. Fractures, bone destruction, inflammation, distraction of bone and new bone formation can be diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, UK.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sprigg
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001852:Bone Lengthening; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006395:Hemarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography