title: Top ten pitfalls to avoid when performing musculoskeletal sonography: what you should know before entering the examination room.
abstract: Sonography has been used successfully to evaluate a number of musculoskeletal disorders. The method is operator dependent and familiarity with sonographic pitfalls greatly improves diagnostic accuracy and helps to optimize management. In this article, we discuss ten common pitfalls which can become a source of confusion and misdiagnosis in musculoskeletal sonography.
authors.affiliation: Radimagem Diagnostico por Imagem, Cristóvão Colombo, 1691, CEP 90560-004, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: carlos_arend@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Carlos Frederico
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Arend
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016477:Artifacts; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Musculoskeletal; Pitfalls; Sonography