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Balfor, George W. replied to robert g schwartz's discussion 'US Guided Injecitions' in the group Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Community

Fortunately or unfortunately the AMA committee does control this process. Codes only count if the payers recognize and accept them. Only the AMA can generate codes that are accepted as valid. If the AIUM wants to protect the economic…

Dec 18, 2011

Balfor, George W. replied to robert g schwartz's discussion 'US Guided Injecitions' in the group Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Community

clearly Ultrasound improves patient care and reduces risk at a low level of expense. Diagnositic Ultrasound also saves money by reducing the numbers of more expensive studies being done AIUM and other representive body groups need to make that point…

Oct 31, 2011

Syed Amir Gilani replied to Balfor, George W.'s discussion 'ultrasound guidance in carpal tunnel syndrome surgery' in the group Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Community

I agree with details nicely provided by Dr Holt Daniel,just to add few point,In CTS I have seen that the nerve becomes flat,hypoechoic,area more than 15mm2, symmetry disturbed,no gliding on tendons by moving wrist as it is compressed…

Sep 25, 2011

Paxton Holt Daniel replied to Balfor, George W.'s discussion 'ultrasound guidance in carpal tunnel syndrome surgery' in the group Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Community

Hey George, I think this is a good site for explaining the anatomy: http://www.med.umich.edu/rad/muscskel/mskus/images/193/193_ct.html As you know the nerve dives posteriorly from the carpal tunnel as you scan more proximally up…

Sep 24, 2011

ultrasound guidance in carpal tunnel syndrome surgery

Recently on the ASSH list serve a member mentioned using the Manos method to check the position of the device with Ultrasound. He also said he could identify the recurrent motor branch to the thenar musclesI for one can not identify the median nerve in the carpal canal on either vertical or transverse imagesI certainly can not identify the motor branchCan anyone give me a hint on how to identify those structures George BalfourVan Nuys CASee More

Balfor, George W. added a discussion to the group Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Community Sep 24, 2011

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