Ultrasound examination - soft tissue
Ultrasound images are typically used to help diagnose:
- tendon tears, such as tears of the rotator cuff in the shoulder or Achilles tendon in the ankle.
- abnormalities of the muscles, such as tears and soft-tissue masses.
- bleeding or other fluid collections within the muscles, bursae and joints.
- small benign and malignant soft tissue tumors.
- early changes of rheumatoid arthritis.
This ultrasound examination is usually completed within 15-30 minutes but may occasionally take longer.
