Musculoskeletal Ultrasound center in Dhantoli Nagpur

Musculoskeletal Radiology Services

Musculoskeletal ultrasound is helpful in detecting various joint, muscle and soft tissue abnormalities at a low cost, without exposing patient to any ionising radiation. It is a highly versatile modality which offers dynamic and real-time assessment of various musculoskeletal pathologies with ever increasing scope.

It also plays an important role in diagnosing and follow-up assessment of rheumatologic conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, spondylo-arthropathies etc.

Some of the Clinical Uses / Applications:

Joint pain / swelling / restricted movement: shoulder / knee / ankle / elbow / wrist / fingers / toes.
Primary assessment and follow-up in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and related spondyloarthropathies.
Developmental dysplasia of hip in infants.
Soft tissue / muscle pathologies: Pain / swelling / trauma etc.
Suspected foreign body in superficial soft tissues.

We offer a wide range of musculoskeletal ultrasonographies in adult as well as pediatric patients as follows:

High Resolution USG Shoulder
High Resolution USG Elbow
High Resolution USG Wrist
High Resolution USG Hip
High Resolution USG Knee
High Resolution USG Ankle
High Resolution USG Achilles Tendon
High Resolution soft tissue USG with Colour & Power Doppler assessment for swelling / lumps / masses etc.
High Resolution USG hand / foot / finger / toe etc.

What are some common uses of the procedure?

Your doctor may ask you do a Joint / soft tissue 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.

Advantages of Musculoskeletal / joint MRI:-

Safe, painless & easily available.
No radiation
Allows evaluation of soft tissues around joint and bones which is not possible with x-rays.
Less expensive compared to CT scan or MRI.
It allows direct assessment of area with pain or swelling.
Dynamic study is possible with patient moving the area under concern, hence actual working of muscle or joint under evaluation can be visualized & tested.
It is especially helpful in assessing certain pathologies when patients are unable to undergo MRI (magnetic Resonance Imaging) due to claustrophobia (fear of closed spaces) or any other reason (such as non-MRI compatible metallic implants).
It is possible to simultaneous compare problematic side with opposite normal side.
It allows simultaneous evaluation of blood vessels and vascular supply of swellings by color doppler evaluation.