Shoulder Ultrasound
Patient positioning for Shoulder ultrasound
A) Anterior Shoulder
I) Biceps Tendon –
Short Axis view
- Biceps Tendon, greater and lesser tubercle, transverse humoral ligament.
- Follow up of biceps tendon up to pectoralis major insertion distally to entering into joint proximity.
Long Axis view of Biceps tendon.
II) Subscapularis
- Subscapularis and it’s insertion into lesser tubercle in long Axis view.
- Coracoid Process
- Dynamic testing of Subscapularis for sub-coracoid impingement.
- Short Axis view of Subscapularis
III) ) Acromioclavicular Joint – View from top.
- Dynamic testing of Acromioclavicular Joint for subluxation.
- Acromion process
- Dynamic testing for subacromian impingement.
- subacromian subdeltoid bursa
IV) Supraspinatus Tendon – Patient positioning – Bird beak appearance.
V) Rotator cuff interval –
B) Posterior Shoulder –
I) Infraspinatus – Muscle belly / Central tendon / following up to insertion at greater tubercle.
II) Shoulder joint from back –
- Glenoid labrum
- Spinoglenoid notch / Suprascapular nerve and artery at notch
III) Teres minor in short and long Axis, Posterior Circumflex artery with axillary nerve
IV) Suprascapular Notch – Transverse scapular ligament and Artery






