Is Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography an Operator-Dependent Method or a Fast and Reliably Teachable Diagnostic Tool? Interreader Agreements of Three Ultrasonographers with Different Training Levels
Figure 1
Longitudinal grey-scale ultrasound images of the third proximal interphalangeal joint from dorsal view with synovitis* (a), the third metacarpophalangeal joint from dorsal view with synovitis* (b), the shoulder joint from anterior view with subdeltoid bursitis**, and the tibiotalar joint with effusion+ (d). Abbreviations; cpp: Caput of phalanx proximalis; bpm: Basis of phalanx medialis; bpp: Basis of phalanx proximalis; mc: Caput of metacarpus; md: Deltoid muscle; bc: Tendon of long biceps muscle; tl: Talus; t: Tibia.