COLOR DOPPLER ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF HAND TENDON PATHOLOGIES - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT

Apart from real-time sonography, in most of the imaging techniques use d to examine the musculoskeletal system, such as X-ray, computerized t omography scan and magnetic resonance imaging produce mainly static im ages, Although colour Doppler imaging (CDI) is generally used in the e xamination of blood flow, it may offer the opportunity to study the dy namic characteristics of tendons and muscles, The purpose of this stud y was to examine the unilateral flexor and extensor tendon pathologies of the hand and compare these images with the healthy side, A Philips Quantum Doppler was used to study patients with tendon adhesions and trigger finger, The normal and pathological tendons were scanned at th ree anatomical levels: wrist, metacarpal and proximal phalanx, The res ults obtained from the comparison of pathological images with normal o nes indicate that CDI offers a promising approach to image dynamically and, in the future, to quantify the function of the tendons and muscl es in the musculoskeletal system and to define their pathologies.