Elbow Epicondylitis KEY FACTS Terminology • Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis) Imaging • Thickening, hypoechogenicity, fibrillar disruption ± hyperemia of common extensor tendon origin (CETO) or common flexor tendon…
Tendon Swelling DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common • Tendinosis Less Common • Acute Proliferative Tenosynovitis • Acute Exudative Tenosynovitis • Chronic Tenosynovitis (Active) • Chronic Tenosynovitis (Inactive) • Gout/Pseudogout • Xanthoma • Amyloidosis ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Key Differential Diagnosis Issues • Need…
Thigh Muscles TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Function (F), insertion (I), origin (O) IMAGING ANATOMY Compartment Anatomy • Compartmental anatomy is different from functional groupings • Thigh divided into anterior, medial, and posterior compartments Anterior…
Swollen Nerve DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common • Nerve Entrapment • Nerve Sheath Tumor Less Common • Nerve Injury • Perineural Fibrosis • Immune-Mediated Peripheral Neuropathy • Fibrolipomatous Hamartoma • Intraneural Lipoma • Intraneural Ganglion • Metastases • Acromegaly • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease • Leprosy…
Soft Tissue Tumor Biopsy KEY FACTS Terminology • Percutaneous biopsy of soft tissue tumor under US guidance Accurate, safer, and more cost-effective alternative to open biopsy for tissue diagnosis Preprocedure • To…
Epidermoid Cyst KEY FACTS Terminology • Slow-growing subdermal cyst that contains keratin and is lined by stratified squamous epithelium Cyst wall must not contain dermal elements Imaging • US appearances depend on…
Developmental Hip Dysplasia KEY FACTS Imaging • Shallow acetabulum ± subluxation of femoral head • US useful before 6 months of age • Normal hip Capsular laxity: > 50% bony coverage femoral head…
Hemarthrosis and Lipohemarthrosis KEY FACTS Terminology • Hemarthrosis: Blood in joint cavity • Lipohemarthrosis: Blood and fat in joint cavity Imaging • Layered joint effusion • Hemarthrosis initially seen as finely speckled echogenic joint…
Peritendinous Mass DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common • Ganglion Cyst • Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath • Tenosynovitis • Annular Pulley Thickening • Gouty Tophus Less Common • Nerve Sheath Tumor • Extensor Retinaculum Thickening • Bursitis • Synovial Sarcoma…
