title: Sonography of the normal ankle: a target approach using skeletal reference points.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sonographic examination of the ankle depends on exact knowledge of the specific probe positions to acquire the best images.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this article, we discuss these positions and illustrate them with drawings, anatomic slices or dissection, and sonograms. Positions studied include those for best imaging of the anterior tibiotalar joint, anterior tibiofibular ligament, anterior talofibular ligament, calcaneofibular ligament, peroneal tendons, Achilles tendon, flexor hallucis longus, posterior deltoid ligament, anterior deltoid ligament, and posterior medial tendons.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiologic Sciences, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. mdemaes2@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Maeseneer
authors.forename: Stefaan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcelis
authors.forename: Tjeerd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jager
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahabpour
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Roy
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Jon A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography