Neuromuscular Ultrasound Essentials

In this chapter, we'll introduce you to the world of ultrasound and specifically neuromuscular ultrasound.

In this chapter, we'll take a look at the appearance of various anatomical tissues with ultrasound.

In this chapter, we'll discuss the proper technique to create qualitative scanning using the scanning checklist.

In this chapter, we'll cover the median nerve, the most scanned nerve in the world! We'll refresh the anatomy and show how to scan this nerve and where to look for pathology.

In this chapter, we'll discuss the ulnar nerve, we'll look at the anatomy, sonoanatomy, demonstrate the scan technique and show interesting pathology cases of the ulnar nerve.

In this chapter, we'll cover the radial nerve, we'll look at the anatomy and sonoanatomy. Next, we'll demonstrate the proper scanning technique and lastly, show interesting pathology cases of the radial nerve.

In this chapter, we'll look at the fibular nerve, we'll refresh the anatomy and look at the sonoanatomy. We'll demonstrate the scanning technique and show interesting pathology cases of the fibular nerve.

In this chapter, we'll cover the tibial nerve, we'll look at the anatomy and sonoanatomy. Next, we'll demonstrate the proper scanning technique and lastly show interesting pathology cases of the tibial nerve.

In this chapter, we'll discuss the sural nerve, we'll look at the anatomy, sonoanatomy, demonstrate the scan technique and show interesting pathology cases of the sural nerve.

In this chapter, we'll discuss the muscles and their relation to nerve ultrasound, we'll look at common variants in nerve and muscle anatomy and how a normal and diseased muscle looks like.

In this final chapter, we'll share some tips and tricks on how to incorporate neuromuscular ultrasound in clinical practice.