We offer following High resolution Musculoskeletal sonographies / ultrasound & Colour Doppler studies for various bone, joint and soft tissue problems

• USG Shoulder
• USG Elbow
• USG Wrist
• USG Hip
• USG Knee
• USG Ankle
• USG Achilles Tendon
• USG Finger / toes
• USG Hand
• USG Foot
• USG soft tissue

Apart from these, we also offer some diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and investigations:-

• USG Guided Joint fluid Tapping & therapeutic intra-articular injections.
• USG Guided FNACs / Biopsies of soft tissue masses etc.

ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF JOINTS

• It’s easy, painless, safe , rapid
• No ionizing radiation (in contrast to CT scan / X-ray)
• No contrast injection required.
• No claustrophobia
• Fast imaging
• Real-time imaging
• Dynamic joint movement evaluation
• Highly sensitive in detecting early joint swellings
• Cheaper compared to CT scan & MRI.

What are some common uses of the procedure?
Your doctor may ask you do a Joint ultrasound if he/she suspects you have a variety of conditions, including:

• Tendon tears, or tendinitis of the rotator cuff in the shoulder, Achilles tendon in the ankle and other tendons throughout the body.
• Muscle tears, masses or fluid collections.
• Ligament sprains or tears.
• Inflammation or fluid (effusions) within the bursae and joints.
• Early changes of rheumatoid arthritis.
• Nerve entrapments such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Benign and malignant soft tissue tumors.
• Ganglion cysts.
• Hernias.
• Foreign bodies in the soft tissues (such as splinters or glass).
• Dislocations of the hip in infants.
• Fluid in a painful hip joint in children.
• Neck muscle abnormalities in infants with torticollis (neck twisting).
• Soft tissue masses (lumps/bumps) in children.