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A member asked:
Can they detect costochondritis with a abdomen ultrasound ? i was complaining about rib pain got an ultrasound & they detected costochondritis
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Yes,: ultrasound can detect costochondritis. This anatomic region wouldn't normally be included in an ultrasound abdomen survey, but if you had pain in that specific location, they might have looked there,
Answered 7/20/2014
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