*Neck/ Lower Back Injuries
*Paraspinal Muscle Disease/ Degeneration
*Rotator Cuff Injuries
*Tendonitis / Tenosynovitis
*Bursitis
*Chondromalacia of the joints
*Cystic / Hemotoma Formations
*Sprain vs. Strain of any Muscle
*Muscle Herniation
*Muscle Atrophy
*Arthritis
*Abnormal Calcifications
*Inflamed Muscles
*Internal Scar Formation
*TemproMandibular Joint Dysfunction

"Sonography's unique real-time capability, combined with the exquisite resolution of state-of-the-art high-frequency transducers and advances in color Doppler imaging makes sonography a powerful tool, in expert hands, for diagnosing abnormalities of the soft tissues, from the surface of the skin to the surface of the bones. Musculoskeletal sonography has been underused in the United States because of the availability of magnetic resonance imaging. However, sonography can often provide similar diagnostic information for only a fraction of the cost of MRI, and in this era of cost containment, sonography should be - as it is in Europe and other parts of the world - the first-line examination technique for many pathologic conditions of the soft tissues."

Bruno D. Fornage, M.D.

CLINICS IN DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND, VOLUME 30, "MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND", 1995