Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
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Comparative Study
Diagnostic values of sonography for assessment of sternal fractures compared with conventional radiography and bone scans.
This study was prospectively undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic value of sonography for detection of sternal fractures. We compared sonographic, conventional radiographic, and bone scan examinations of sternal fractures. ⋯ We could detect sternal fractures more effectively with sonography than with conventional radiography and bone scans. In addition, sternal fracture locations showed relatively even distributions, and focal fractures in the manubrium were not easily detected on bone scans.
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The purpose of this series was to describe the improved conspicuity in the sonographic appearance of acetabular labral injuries during routine sonographically guided intra-articular injections. ⋯ Evaluating the labrum after injection may improve visualization of labral injuries, as a result of greater labral conspicuity.