REVIEWS  EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM Basic Scanning Protocols - PART I Free access

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2015 August;51(4):491-6

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language: English

EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM Basic Scanning Protocols for shoulder

Özçakar L. ¹, Kara M. ¹, Chang K. V. ², Tekin L. ³, Hung C. Y. ⁴, Ulaülı A. M. ⁵, Wu C. H. ⁶, Tok F. ⁷, Hsiao M. Y. ², Akkaya N. ⁸, Wang T. G. ⁶, Çarli A. B. ⁹, Chen W. S. ⁶, De Muynck M. ¹⁰ ✉

¹ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey; ² Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei‑Hu Branch, Taipei, Taiwan; ³ Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁴ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Chu‑Tung Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan; ⁵ Afyon Kocatepe University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Afyon, Turkey; ⁶ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, and National Taiwan University College of Medicine Taipei, Taiwan; ⁷ Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara, Turkey; ⁸ Pamukkale University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Denizli, Turkey; ⁹ Gölcük Military Hospital, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic, Kocaeli, Turkey; ¹⁰ Gent University Hospital, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Gent, Belgium

In this protocol, the patient/probe positionings, anatomical drawings and ultrasound images of commonly scanned shoulder structures are described. This practical guide is prepared (with an international consensus of several expert physiatrists) to serve as a uniform/standard approach especially for beginner sonographers.