Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography

If it's an echo.
　Blood flow assessment reveals the point of ”pain.”
　You can see ”damaged areas” such as cartilage and tendons.
On the spot, immediate, easy, painless.
　Diagnosis as well as treatment of injections such as hydrorelease.
Safely and reliably.

　At our clinic, we use ultra-high definition echo with a resolution of 0.1 mm, which has been introduced at the university hospital level. It is possible to more precisely visualize structures that are not visible on x-ray, such as ligaments and tendons, which are difficult to see with ordinary echocardiography. Depending on the area, the examination can be more precise than an MRI, less expensive than an MRI, and less time consuming during the examination.

　The features of echo are (1) safety, (2) ease of use, and (3) the ability to capture moving images.

　One of the unique features of our echo is the evaluation of slow-flowing vessels by introducing a micro blood flow evaluation function called iSMI. This means that we are able to ”image pain” caused by inflammation, since slow-flowing vessels indicate the presence of inflammation. By evaluating the blood vessels causing pain, we are able to limit the pain area, leading to subsequent rehabilitation and injection therapy.

　Shear wave elastography has also been introduced to evaluate tissue stiffness in muscle and ligament injuries to assess the timing of return to sports and the effectiveness of stretching.

　Not only for diagnosis, but also in terms of treatment, treatments such as hydrorelease, treatment of moyamoya vessels, prolotherapy, peripheral nerve release, and nerve block are accurately performed using echo. Furthermore, echo is also used during surgery for spring finger, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other conditions to reduce the incision size and surgical burden.

　We would like to make sure that our clinic does echoes, which are often avoided in large hospitals due to lack of time for outpatient consultations, as we believe it is in the best interest of our patients.

　Echoes are explained in detail on the related pages. Please visit the links page.