1st Edition

Atlas of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Extremities

By Mohini Rawat Copyright 2020
320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Contributing Authors Preface

Foreword by Dimitrios Kostopoulos, DPT, MD, PhD, DSc, ECS

Foreword by Kornelia Kulig, PhD, PT, FAPTA ?

Chapter 1 Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging

Chapter 2 Wrist and Hand

Chapter 3 Elbow

Chapter 4 Shoulder

Chapter 5 Ankle and Foot

Chapter 6 Knee

Chapter 7 Hip

Chapter 8 Peripheral Nerves Financial Disclosures

Index

Biography

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.