title: Musculoskeletal sonoelastography. Pictorial essay.
abstract: Ultrasonic elastography (real-time elastography, sonoelastography) is a new ultrasound technique being one of the imaging mainstream in the last few years being used for characterizing soft tissue lesions, like breast, thyroid, prostate and lymph nodes. Musculoskeletal pathology was one of the first applications of sonoelastography, but, nevertheless the method is not yet standardized. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to briefly describe the technique and to exemplify the aspects of a variety of musculoskeletal pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. inabotar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Botar Jid
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vasilescu
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Damian
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dumitriu
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciurea
authors.forename: Sorin M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dudea
mesh_terms: D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007596:Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*