Plantar Fibroma
This 52-year-old female patient presents to the office with a history of a bump on the plantar aspect of her left foot. The bump is not…
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Case Studies in Forefoot Pain
I recently read an article on a study that was done in 2012 and published this year in Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology online, entitled “Low-field MRI versus…
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Soft Tissue Mass and Coding
We continue to discuss soft tissue masses. A patient presented with a soft tissue mass on the dorsolateral aspect of the left foot.
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Differential Diagnosis for Soft Tissue Masses
One of the possibilities in our differential diagnosis for soft tissue masses is a lipoma. Lipomas are the most common soft tissue tumors, often found in the subcutaneous tissue.…
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Optimizing the Ultrasound Image
Good interpretation of the images is contingent on obtaining a good image. Let’s list steps that ensure you are optimizing your ultrasound unit to its fullest potential.
Assessing Heel Pain
A 58-year-old female patient presented with right posterior heel pain for 6 months. The pain was at the distal heel and hurt the worst in the…
Case Studies in Forefoot Pain
Soft Tissue Mass and Coding
Differential Diagnosis for Soft Tissue Masses
Optimizing the Ultrasound Image
Assessing Lisfranc Injuries
This post will spotlight an article I found eye opening in assessing Lisfranc injury, “Sonographic Evaluation of Ligament Injuries.”1 The article describes a remarkably easy and…
Plantar Mass
A 39-year-old male presented to the clinic with a 5-month history of a slow growing, solitary lump on the medial arch of his left foot. He…
Ultrasound Ultilization
In this post I would like to highlight a case that occurred this week. I feel the case brings out some important points in ultrasound utilization.…
Case #1: Sonography & Soft Tissue Masses
Case: A 43-year-old postal worker presents on August 2, 2013 with a 3-month history of tingling and shooting pain on the anterolateral aspect of her left leg 2 cm above the ankle. There is no history of trauma.
Welcome!
I want to welcome you to this blog. I also want to thank Data Trace for all that they have done in this endeavor and in…