: Watching a tendon catch and pop across a bone in real-time.

: Which can be distinguished by their individual fascicles (bundles).

: Identifying tissue bulging through a fascia that might disappear when the patient is lying still for an MRI.

Unlike static imaging like MRI, MSK ultrasound is a told in real-time. It’s an interactive process where the clinician places the probe "where it hurts" and compares it to "where it doesn’t" on the opposite limb. This "living" anatomy allows doctors to see issues that only happen during movement, such as: