INTERVENTIONAL SHOULDER ULTRASOUND

Dr D N Simmons, Radiologist, Dr Jones & Partners, Adelaide SA

Abstract
Apart from aspiration of calcific deposits in tendons, the most common indications for interventional ultrasound around the shoulder are injection of the subdeltoid bursa, injection of the glenohumeral joint, injection of the acromioclavicular joint, and injection of the biceps tendon sheath. Less common indications include injection of scapulothoracic bursae, ganglia in the suprascapular notch an biopsy of soft tissue swellings. The author's techniques for the most common procedures are described in this article.