Patient Positioning
Patient seated, the elbow flexed (90°) either with resting forarm on a examination table and “overhanging” elbow or resting palm on a table (extension of the wrist).
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on a sagittal plane over the olecranon and distal course of triceps tendon.


Demonstration of mild effusion during passive extension / flexion of the elbow during scanning in a patient with rheumatic arthritis