The complementary roles of MR imaging and ultrasound of tendons.
The choice to use MR imaging or ultrasound to depict tendon pathology has traditionally depended on the imager's level of experience and comfort with the modality, and less so the individual strengths of either modality. Although this may be an acceptable rationale, it does not fully take advantage of the strength of either modality or the potential benefits of combining both modalities. This article demonstrates the complementary roles of these two modalities through a variety of clinical examples, based on experience working in a subspecialty hospital dedicated to orthopedic and rheumatologic diseases.
Adler
Ronald S
RS
Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. adlerr@hss.edu
Finzel
Kathleen C
KC
D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography