Ultrasound of the Achilles Tendon

After completing this course, the participant should be able to:

1. Identify normal features of the Achilles tendon and surrounding anatomy on ultrasound.
2. Perform specific ultrasound tests that help increase the accuracy of diagnosis of full-thickness and partial-thickness Achilles tendon injuries versus tendinosis.

Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret ultrasound.

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Sonographers:  These credits are accepted by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Sonography Canada, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), and most other organizations.

For information on the applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board or other credentialing organization.

Jason Cox, MD

Program Director, Attending Musculoskeletal Radiologist

Institute for Advanced Medical Education

St. Louis, MO 63141

In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial is required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with commercial interests.

Jason Cox, MD, discloses no such relationships exist.

No one at IAME who had control over the planning or content of this activity has relationships with commercial interests.