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Digits I and II / joints – longitudinal

Patient Positioning

Patient seated in front of the examiner, hand palm up resting on a examination table.

Probe Positioning

Place the transducer on longitudinal planes over the joints from the radial aspect. Look for erosions (inflammatory arthritis) and calcifications.

Probe Placement Hand
Probe Placement Hand
Hand fingers radial digit 1 MCP longitudinal
Hand fingers radial digit 1 MCP longitudinal

Digit I

Hand fingers radial digit 2 longitudinal
Hand fingers radial digit 2 longitudinal

Digit II