Atlas of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Extremities

Featuring nearly 700 illustrations, images, and photos, Atlas of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Extremities by Dr. Mohini Rawat is a comprehensive visual guide to musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging for health care students and clinicians.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging is a new, rapidly growing field with applications across many health care disciplines. With its increased popularity comes a need for detailed training resources. The Atlas of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Extremities presents information on scanning protocols for the joint regions and peripheral nerves of the upper and lower extremities in an easy-to-follow, highly visual format.

Beginning with an overview of ultrasound physics, equipment, terminology, and technique, the book provides detailed instruction for musculoskeletal ultrasound of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle and foot, concluding with a comprehensive chapter on peripheral nerves. Each chapter contains detailed images of scanning protocols, anatomy, sonoanatomy, patient positioning, and probe positioning for each joint region. Images are accompanied by explanatory text descriptions, along with clinical pearls under points to remember.

Designed for students and clinicians in physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, orthopedics, rheumatology, physiatry and podiatry, the Atlas of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Extremities provides essential introductory training materials and serves as a helpful reference for busy clinical environments.

About the Author: Mohini Rawat, DPT, MS, ECS, OCS, RMSK is cofounder and president of the American Academy of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. She is fellowship director of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Program at Hands-On Diagnostics. She is board certified in clinical electrophysiology and orthopedics by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and in musculoskeletal sonography by the Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement. She received her doctorate in Physical Therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston, Massachusetts, and her master's degree in biokinesiology from the University of Southern California. She is faculty for courses in musculoskeletal ultrasound and clinical electrophysiology in the Physical Therapy Program and other continuing education courses. She has mentored hundreds of clinicians and has reviewed thousands of ultrasound studies. Dr. Rawat has been a contributing author and written chapters on imaging in books. She has published articles and presented numerous musculoskeletal ultrasound courses, webinars, and lectures in multiple professional conferences and organizations, including the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting.

This book presents her passion for ultrasound imaging as a clinical tool, as she takes the reader through the journey of rediscovering anatomy with detailed illustrations and descriptive ultrasound images.