title: Sonographic evaluation of the musculoskeletal soft tissue masses.
abstract: This article describes the sonographic appearance of a variety of soft tissue masses. We review the current indications for performing musculoskeletal sonography as a screening and diagnostic tool in the clinical management of soft tissue masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA. Adlerr@hss.edu
authors.forename: Sinchun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Adler
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color