**Author details**

Felix Okechukwu Erondu1,2

1 Department of Radiography and Radiation Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria

2 Clinical Imaging, Image Diagnostics, Nigeria

\*Address all correspondence to: okerons@yahoo.com

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*Perspective Chapter: Recent Advances in Musculo-Skeletal Ultrasound DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101338*

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