How effective is Ultrasound guided carpal tunnel injection?

The following study was conducted in 2003 by Dr. Iain Duncan.  The information is relevant to Doctors referring patients to me suffering from Carpal tunnel syndrome.  Patients should note that this information is research only and technical in nature. This information should be used in consultation with your treating physician and may only be relevant […]

Patient booklets and information

The following patient booklets and information are pdf files for my patients (and others) that are free to download for your personal use: About Myocardial (heart) scans Ankle Anatomy Elbow Anatomy Hip Anatomy Knee Anatomy Shoulder Anatomy Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow) Medial epicondylitis (Golfer’s elbow) Achilles Tendinopathy Plantar fasciitis Morton’s Neuroma and intermetatarsal bursitis Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome […]

Links for referring doctors

Glossaries including common reporting terms and current classifications used can be found here: Nuclear Medicine or Ultrasound. Below is a  list of useful links on this website. LINK CLINICAL ULTRASOUND NUCLEAR IMAGES Aortic aneurysm screening YES YES – – Back pain and bone scans YES YES YES Basic description of tendinopathy YES YES – YES Bone scans and the use […]

Information links for patients and practitioners

The following pdf files/booklets are free to download for your personal use: About Myocardial (heart) scans Ankle Anatomy Elbow Anatomy Hip Anatomy Knee Anatomy Shoulder Anatomy Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow) Medial epicondylitis (Golfer’s elbow) Achilles Tendinopathy Plantar fasciitis Morton’s Neuroma and intermetatarsal bursitis Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Posterior tibial tendon problems (progressive flat feet). Peroneal tendon problems […]

Links to Dr Iain Duncan’s work

Dr Duncan and Nicholas Ingold have worked tirelessly to setup and develop a high quality Tc-PSMA scan for prostate carcinoma detection and staging. As with bone scans (see below) they have gone beyond standard SPECT/CT reconstruction algorithms to produce outstanding results, which have been published in The Prostate 2023;1‐10. doi:10.1002/pros.24538 Dr Duncan’s work shows xSPECT/CT […]

Education

Resources for Sonographers Some topics of interest…. Sonography grabs… Carpal Tunnel Injections Musculoskeletal Ultrasound ULTRASOUND NEWS and RESEARCH Thyroid nodules -when to biopsy Ultrasound links Practice guidelines ISUOG ASUM guidelines The Fetal Medicine Foundation Sonoworld European Foundation of Ultrasound in Medicine Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine for  dummies Nuclear Medicine in Evaluating Prosthetic Joints and other prosthetic […]

Services Available

Iain primarily practices within the framework of medical imaging in Canberra, by supervising and reporting quality ultrasound and nuclear medicine.  His team can provide all the services that cover almost the entire spectrum of medical imaging, but he specialises in the services listed below. Nuclear Medicine Services Available see also nuclear medicine for dummies  BONE […]