An ultrasound examination of the long head of the biceps belongs to
accessible, the most sensitive, and for the patient the most effective
examination. The tendon is examined especially in the transversal section where
the liquid is most evident in the case of tenovaginitis. In this section we also
measure a width of the tendon, so we can also judge the presence of tendinitis.
Picture and scheme of tendinitis of the long head of the
biceps ( an enlargement of the tendon to 8,1 mm and an effusion of tendinous sheath
– tenovaginitis)
Picture and scheme of a normal finding at a patient with secondary-side tenovaginitis (normal width of the long head of the biceps)
Picture and scheme of a comparison of the healthy side and the side with tendinitis (and tenovaginitis) at the same patient