MSK | Imaging the enemy: Debilitating conditions (cont.)
Tracks
Arena 2 | Virtual
MSK
| Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| 12:10 PM - 12:50 PM |
| Arena 2 | Canon Medical |
Speaker
Mrs Angela Farley
Course Coordinator & Lecturer
Adelaide University
Adhesive capsulitis
12:10 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
Mrs Angela Farley |
Adelaide University
Angela has worked within the medical imaging industry for over 20 years as a Radiographer and a Sonographer. Working as a Tutor Sonographer for the past 9 years, has given her the opportunity to work with and develop many trainees throughout Australia. She also works as an academic at the Adelaide University. Here she is the course coordinator for several courses within the Medical Sonography Program. Angela has presented at previous ASA conferences and was part of the organising committee for the 2025 Melbourne ASA conference. Angela is currently completing a Masters by Research with the University of South Australia. The project focuses on the structure and function of Australian jockey hearts using echocardiography and is the first of its kind in the world. She is also a member elected board member of the Australian Sonography Accreditation Registry and is the Chair of the Registry's Continuing Professional Development Sub-committee.
Mr Linh Le
Sonographer
Castlereagh Imaging
Ultrasound for functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
12:30 PM - 12:50 PMPresentation Synopsis / Abstract
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is defined as compression of the popliteal artery by aberrant myotendinous structures in the popliteal fossa. The presentation will discuss the pathophysiology with a particular emphasis on type VI – functional PAES. The clinical manifestations and epidemiology as well as differential diagnosis will be presented.
The imaging appearances of PAES on CT, MRI and US will be covered, with each modality’s strengths and weaknesses. The presentation will then focus on our practice’s dynamic US protocol, sonographic techniques and dynamic manoeuvres in diagnosing functional PAES. The patient clinical history form as well as the sonographer worksheet/structured reporting format we use will also be shared.
Management pathways will be explored from invasive surgical techniques to conservative treatments, most notably Botulinum toxin A injection. Case studies within our practice will be shown to highlight the synergy between different imaging modalities to correctly diagnose PAES and deliver therapeutic treatment to patients.
The imaging appearances of PAES on CT, MRI and US will be covered, with each modality’s strengths and weaknesses. The presentation will then focus on our practice’s dynamic US protocol, sonographic techniques and dynamic manoeuvres in diagnosing functional PAES. The patient clinical history form as well as the sonographer worksheet/structured reporting format we use will also be shared.
Management pathways will be explored from invasive surgical techniques to conservative treatments, most notably Botulinum toxin A injection. Case studies within our practice will be shown to highlight the synergy between different imaging modalities to correctly diagnose PAES and deliver therapeutic treatment to patients.
Biography
Mr Linh Le |
Castlereagh Imaging
Linh Le graduated from University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography) in 2017 and from University of South Australia with a Graduate Diploma in Medical Sonography in 2020. He has worked at hospitals and community clinics in Canberra, scanning a wide range of cases across General, Breast, OBGYN and Paediatrics. In the last 5 years, he has developed a keen interest in MSK Ultrasound, working at Castlereagh Imaging's flagship sports clinic in Sydney. He enjoys working alongside like-minded MSK radiologists & sonographers and solving complex cases from a broad range of referrals from Sports physicians, Orthopaedic surgeons, Rheumatologists and Neurologists in his daily practice.
