Ultrasound of the prostate (prostate gland) allows you to get an idea of its size, shape, structure, as well as the peculiarities of its relationship with other pelvic organs.
It should be noted that with the advent of new broadband and high-frequency sensors, the informative value of ultrasonic examination of tendons and ligaments of the ankle joint has increased significantly and the ultrasound method today has an advantage over MRI.
Today, the diagnostic capabilities of ultrasound (ultrasound) of the knee joint are being revised. Despite the fact that ultrasound techniques in the study of the knee joint can not completely replace such highly informative techniques as MRI and standard X-ray examination, nevertheless, the ultrasound method has its definite advantages.
Ultrasound of the hip joints may be an additional method for clinical or X-ray examinations. It should be noted that ultrasound is superior in informative MRI in detecting small effusions in the hip joint, even less than 1 ml.
The ultrasonic method (US) has a number of advantages over magnetic resonance imaging in the study of soft tissues of wrist joints and hand joints. There are several points that emphasize these advantages. First, it is the convenience of carrying out ultrasound and the ability to quickly compare the symmetrical departments.
Since the elbow joint is relatively small and superficially located, it is very convenient for examination by ultrasound (ultrasound). It can even be said that ultrasound is the method of choice in the study of this joint due to its simplicity of implementation, informative and economical.
In most medical institutions, the X-ray examination of the shoulder joint remains, as before, mandatory in the algorithm for the study of patients with shoulder pathology. It is well known that X-ray research is highly informative in the search for traumatic injuries of bone structures.
It is impossible to study the bone structure using an ultrasound method. However, the ultrasound method can be used to assess the surface of the bone and cortical layer. Sighting of the bone surface is performed with rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, various infections. Edge erosion and synovial ulceration are best revealed by ultrasound examination.
The joint is a complex organ consisting of a capsule, synovial membrane, cartilage and bone. In addition, to stabilize the joint, there are ligaments, tendons and muscles. Not all joints are the same in structure.
The emergence of new high-frequency matrix and wide-band sensors, new technologies for processing the ultrasound signal (tissue harmonics, compound scanning) provided ultrasound priority in the study of peripheral nerves. It is customary to correlate the nerve path with its projection on the skin.
