| Suprapatellar pouch | Medial para patella | Lateral para patella |
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Knee position | 30 degrees flexion | Neutral | Neutral |
Probe plane | Longitudinal | Transverse | Transverse |
Probe position | Probe on the distal thigh, at midline, longitudinal to its major axis | One end of the probe over the patella and the other end over the medial femoral condyle | One end of the probe over the patella and the other end over the lateral femoral condyle |
Modes | GS and PD | GS and PD | GS and PD |
Settings | To be optimised once machines known | To be optimised once machines known | To be optimised once machines known |
Probe sweep | Move lateral to medial side | Proximal to distal side | Move proximal to distal side |
Lesions to score | Synovitis (0–3) Synovial hypertrophy (0–1) Effusion (0–1) Effusion depth (mm) Synovial power Doppler signal (0–1) | Synovitis (0–3) Synovial hypertrophy (0–1) Effusion (0–1) Effusion depth (mm) Synovial power Doppler signal (0–1) | Synovitis (0–3) Synovial hypertrophy (0–1) Effusion (0–1) Effusion depth (mm) Synovial power Doppler signal (0–1) |
Images to store | Midline longitudinal with the effusion depth measurement in situ | Representative image | Representative image |