Butterfly IQ Diagnostic Ultrasound

Phone: &nbsp;703-832-9013
Fax: &nbsp;877-843-1707
Location: &nbsp;4875 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 230, Alexandria, Virginia, 22304

Butterfly IQ is a handheld portable ultrasound machine used by Dr. Nodelman for the diagnosis of various foot and ankle conditions including tendon injuries/tears, plantar fasciitis, achilles’ tendonitis and soft tissue masses.

Ultrasound is more helpful for soft tissue disorders of the foot and ankle compared to x-ray. An x-ray will only show bone and joint structures. You cannot see tendons, ligaments, fluid collections or non-metallic foreign bodies on x-ray.

Ultrasound of the back of the heel shows the achilles tendon and a large, painful bursitis (called a retrocalcaneal bursitis)