Sonography of peripheral nerves represents a field in radiology that was made possible by high frequency ultrasound.
Lately a television spot of NDR concerned with this topic. It is viewable online, too:

Sonography of peripheral nerves - a 5min spot
Sono4You concerns with normal anatomy in combination with sonography of nerves since April 2011 - but when was the first peripheral nerve, e.g. N. medianus or N. ischiadicus visualized in ultrasound and described in scientific papers?
Go here for the poll.The question is: What would be, if sonography of nerves would be considered in the regular curriculum of medical studies at the university?
Short Quiz: Which nerve is visible here?
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