Ultrasound and Anatomical Studies

A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 580

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Unit of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Bellvitge Campus), University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: ultrasound studies; human anatomy; musculoskeletal system; education; health professionals

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Dear Colleagues,

During the final decades of the 20th century, ultrasound became widely adopted in medicine and the study of human anatomy. It enables us to directly study the morphology of the human body and aids in diagnostics and interventional applications across different medical specialties. Furthermore, the development of this technology has enabled the creation of better equipment, with better images and higher resolution. This allows US to show human structures in greater detail. Nevertheless, these benefits depend on clinicians having a strong foundation in human anatomy. It is necessary to have a good knowledge of human anatomy in order to understand ultrasound images. For this reason, integrating ultrasound into health science education is essential, to ensure that future professionals gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on imaging skills from the start of their training. This Special Issue will focus on applications of ultrasound studies to recognize complex human anatomical structures, particularly in the musculoskeletal system, and the importance of teaching ultrasound within health disciplines. For this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and innovative perspectives from any field in which ultrasound plays a diagnostic, interventional, or teaching role.

This Special Issue is now open for submissions. Prospective authors should first send a short abstract or tentative title to the editorial office. If the editors deem the topic to be appropriate for inclusion in this Special Issue, then the author will be encouraged to submit a full manuscript.

Dr. Maribel Miguel-Pérez
Dr. Ingrid Moller
Dr. Albert Pérez-Bellmunt
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Keywords

  • ultrasound techniques
  • musculoskeletal system
  • human anatomy
  • medicine specialties
  • clinical students
  • ultrasound teaching

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Reliability and Anatomical Agreement of High-Resolution Ultrasound for Measuring the Length and Thickness of the A1 Pulley: A Cadaveric Study
by Xeber Iruretagoiena, Marc Blasi, Ramón Balius, Xavier Sala, María Garralda and Javier De la Fuente
Life 2026, 16(6), 867; https://doi.org/10.3390/life16060867 - 22 May 2026
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Accurate assessment of the A1 pulley is essential for the diagnosis and treatment of trigger finger, particularly in ultrasound-guided percutaneous release. Although high-resolution ultrasound is widely used to evaluate pulley morphology, the validity of sonographic measurements of A1 pulley length has not been [...] Read more.
Accurate assessment of the A1 pulley is essential for the diagnosis and treatment of trigger finger, particularly in ultrasound-guided percutaneous release. Although high-resolution ultrasound is widely used to evaluate pulley morphology, the validity of sonographic measurements of A1 pulley length has not been clearly established against anatomical reference standard. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of ultrasound for measuring A1 pulley length and thickness in human cadavers and assessed the reproducibility of A2 pulley length. Twenty fingers from five fresh-frozen cadaveric hands were examined. Two blinded expert musculoskeletal sonographers independently performed ultrasound acquisition and measurements of A1 and A2 pulley length and A1 pulley thickness, while a third blinded observer obtained anatomical measurements after meticulous dissection using a digital caliper. Ultrasound systematically overestimated A1 pulley length compared with anatomical measurements and showed very poor reliability (ICC = 0.05) with wide limits of agreement. In contrast, A2 pulley length showed high interobserver reliability (ICC = 0.83) and relatively better agreement with anatomical values, whereas A1 pulley thickness showed moderate reproducibility (ICC = 0.61). Overall, A1 length measurements showed substantial variability and limited agreement, while A2 length and A1 thickness appeared more consistent within this experimental setting. These findings should be interpreted within the limitations of a cadaveric model. Full article
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