Thorax/Rib
October 2023
Author: R. Conner Dixon, MD, CAQ-SM
Peer-Reviewer: Justine Ko, MD, CAQ-SM
This image was captured by placing a probe in the longitudinal plane of a rib:
Image 1: Case courtesy of Maulik S Patel, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 50614 (author’s own annotations)
Image 2: Demonstration of the ultrasound technique for this case. Author’s own image.
Can you name the key structures/layers in this longitudinal ultrasound of the rib?
Image 2: Case courtesy of Maulik S Patel, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 50614 (author’s own annotations)
A 57-year-old male presents after a fall onto his left side. An ultrasound is performed along the 7th rib where he is point tender.
Image 3: Case courtesy of Abdulmajid Bawazeer, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 62940 (author’s own annotations)
What are the major structures in this longitudinal inferior knee ultrasound and where is the pathology?
You can see the cortical defect along the rib, as pointed out by the purple arrow
Image 3: Case courtesy of Abdulmajid Bawazeer, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 62940 (author’s own annotations)