The top 10 reasons musculoskeletal sonography is an important complementary or alternative technique to MRI.
OBJECTIVE
Worldwide, the use of sonography for the evaluation of the musculoskeletal system has been growing. However, radiologists in North America have been relatively slow to incorporate musculoskeletal sonography into their practices. The purpose of this article is to show the advantages of musculoskeletal sonography.


CONCLUSIONS
Musculoskeletal sonography is an important complementary tool to MRI and is essential for radiologists who want to provide patients with state-of-the-art musculoskeletal imaging.
Nazarian
Levon N
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Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Rm. 763E Main Bldg., 132 S 10th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-5244, USA. levon.nazarian@jefferson.edu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*