title: [Sonographic meniscus imaging: which scanning head is suitable?].
abstract: Real-time scanning of the meniscus with different sector and linear ultrasound heads were tested. Visualisation of all meniscal components as well as reliable differentiation from surrounding structures was only possible with a 7.5 MHz head in the sector scanning mode. Both, the medial and lateral meniscus, were shown as a homogeneous, grey, wedge-shaped structure between the femoral condylus and the tibial plateau on the longitudinal ultrasound scan. A standardised method of examination is described.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Hand-, Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie der Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rübenacker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: Sonographische Meniskusdarstellung: Welcher Schallkopf ist geeignet?