alt Hacker NewsWhy isn't ultrasound used in orthopedics? Instead of MRI rigamarole, why can't the doc put the wand to my shoulder in the office and tell me if it's a tear?
Why isn't ultrasound used in orthopedics? Instead of MRI rigamarole, why can't the doc put the wand to my shoulder in the office and tell me if it's a tear?
Someone skilled in musculoskeletal ultrasound can do it.
But that's a hard skill to develop.