Abstracts tagged "medical and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 1885 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Rheumatologists’ Ultrasound Confidence and Interpretation of Normal Anatomy Are Improved by a Cadaver Based Sonoanatomy Course
Iain Goff¹, David Wright² and Debra Patten³, ¹Musculoskeletal Research Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, United Kingdom, ³The Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, School of Medical Sciences Education and Development, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Correct interpretation of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) requires thorough knowledge of normal 3D anatomy, but several authors report deficiencies in anatomy skills among rheumatologists. Cadaver-based…