Musculoskeletal (Diagnostic/USG/Peripheral Nerves)

Requisites

1. Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Ultrasound Practices

2. Training Guidelines for Physicians, Chiropractors and Other Licensed Medical Providers Who Evaluate and Interpret Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Examinations (training guidelines are inclusive of physicians performing/interpreting ultrasounds of the peripheral nerves)

3. Training Guidelines for Physicians and Chiropractors Who Perform Ultrasound-Guided Musculoskeletal Interventional Procedures (training guidelines are inclusive of physicians performing/interpreting ultrasounds of the peripheral nerves)

4. Practice Parameter for Documentation of an Ultrasound Examination

Important Reference Materials

1. Guidelines for Cleaning and Preparing External- and Internal-Use Ultrasound Transducers Between Patients

2. Routine Quality Assurance "Cookbook"

3. Standard Presentation and Labeling of Ultrasound Images: Sixth Edition

AIUM Practice Parameters

1. Musculoskeletal

2. Practice Parameter for the Performance of Selected Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

3. Detection and Assessment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip