[Value of arthrosonography of the shoulder in rheumatologic diagnosis. Examination technique, findings and their interpretation].

The sonographic examination of the shoulder has established itself in the diagnostic spectrum of the imaging methods. Especially the results of the rotator cuff have contributed to the fact, that arthrosonography is now indisputable for the shoulder examination. In this paper another scan--the examination through the fossa axillaris--is added to the standard ones, to find the early changes of the shoulder capsule in order to receive efficient results in discovering the omarthritis.