Lower Limb (Gray-Scale) ultrasound

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Lower Limb — Gray-Scale

Patient positioning, transducer choice & presets Dynamic testing (active/passive movement) & provocative maneuvers

Trochanteric bursitis, gluteus medius/minimus tears Iliopsoas tendon & iliopsoas bursa

Hamstring & quadriceps strain/tear imaging Hematoma ageing patterns & organization

Patellar tendon, quadriceps tendon & prepatellar bursitis Post-op findings & graft surveillance

Gastrocnemius/Achilles tears, tendinopathy & paratenonitis Compartment collections, abscess vs hematoma

Peroneal tendon subluxation, posterior tibial tendon pathology Plantar fasciitis, Morton’s neuroma & ganglion cysts

Sciatic → tibial → common peroneal nerve mapping & entrapment signs Morton neuroma vs interdigital bursitis

Baker’s cyst, synovial cysts & ganglia Lipoma, sarcoma clues & when to escalate

Detection of foreign body, surrounding reactive change Cellulitis, phlegmon vs drainable abscess

Tendon tear gap, muscle retraction, cyst dimensions Nerve cross-sectional area measurement technique

Aspiration of cysts & abscess drainage corridors Therapeutic injections & hydro-dissection tips

Anisotropy in tendons, echo-dropout vs tear Anatomic variants & overcalling fluid

Annotated atlas, normal variants & example cases Reporting templates & escalation guidance