Electromyography (EMG) has been widely used for the assessment of musculoskeletal functions and the control of electrical prostheses, which make use of the EMG signal generated by the contraction of the residual muscles. In spite of the successful applications of EMG in different fields, it has some inherent limitations, such as the difficulty to differentiate the actions of neighboring muscles...

Fewer United States rheumatologists perform or utilize musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) than those in Europe, though this disparity is narrowing. To document perceptions and use of MSUS in the U.S. rheumatology community, we sent an anonymous electronic survey to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) physicians and tailored versions to fellows and program directors. A separately-conducted sur...

Abstract Background We aimed at screening for subclinical psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among patients without musculoskeletal complaints using ultrasonography of the lower limbs and finding best predictor its development. Results Subclinical inflammatory articular affection was found by ultrasound in 33 patients, whom 26 had nail affection. According to CASPAR criteria, those could be diagnosed as...

Applications of Ultrasound in examining physical health of patient are continuously expanding over last few decades. Ultrasound imaging has assisted doctors in the diagnosis of medical health of patient in obstetrics, cardiology, gynaecology, musculoskeletal, urology and others. It has proved to be very promising and considerably advantageous over other imaging methods because of its features l...

OBJECTIVE To report clinical findings and outcomes for 55 dogs with supraspinatus tendinopathy (ST) treated with adipose-derived progenitor cells and platelet-rich plasma (ADPC-PRP) therapy. METHODS Medical records of client-owned dogs diagnosed with ST that were treated with ADPC-PRP combination therapy were reviewed from 2006 to 2013. Data collected included signalment, medical history, lim...

Knee ultrasound is a very useful tool for the clinical examination of rheumatic patients. In the last years many papers have been focused on this subject, exhibiting a high degree of improvement since the first musculoskeletal ultrasound paper concerning the knee was published 30 years ago. Apart from the accurate description of anatomic landmarks and structures and also of the basic pathologic...

We present an algorithm which combines non-rigid image-based registration and conventional position sensing to correct probe-pressure-induced registration errors in freehand three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound volumes. The local accuracy of image-based registration enables the accurate freehand acquisition of high resolution (> 15MHz) 3D ultrasound data, opening the way for 3D musculoskeletal exa...

Most popliteal cysts are asymptomatic. However, cysts may rupture, resulting in pain and swelling of the leg that could also arise from other diseases, including deep vein thrombosis, lymphedema, cellulitis, and tear of a muscle or tendon. Therefore, it is difficult to diagnose a ruptured popliteal cyst based on only a patient's history and physical examination. Musculoskeletal ultrasound has b...

Introduction In the past few years the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) in pediatric rheumatology has proven to be better than clinical examination in detecting synovitis. Beside standard power doppler ultrasound (PDUS), vascularization of the tissues can be assessed using 3D/4D PD sonography. Using this technique, we can now assess a virtually reconstructed vascular tree within a volum...