Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Levent Özçakar, Professor at Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. His main areas of interest are musculoskeletal ultrasonography and thoracic outlet syndrome. He is the founder and President of TURK-MUSCULUS (Turkish Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group), EURO-MUSCULUS (European Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group), WORLD-MUSCULUS (World Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group), TURK-MUS (Turkish Multidisciplinary Ultrasound Society), USPRM (Ultrasound Study Group of ISPRM), and ESPRM (European Society) Special Interest Committee on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. He is also the national delegate for EULAR Standing Committee on Musculoskeletal Imaging. He has authored over 370 publications in various international journals indexed by SCI/SCI-Exp. He is also Editor, member of the Editorial Board and/or reviewer for many international journals indexed by SCI/SCI-Exp. Martine De Muynck, Head of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gent University Medical School and Professor at the Gent University Medical School, Belgium. Her main areas of interest are musculoskeletal ultrasound and electrophysiology of the pelvic diaphragm. She has actively participated in the Royal Belgian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine for many years, as a secretary and as the first female President (2005). He has organized several national and international seminars on ultrasound and gave lectures in national and international congresses and meetings. She is a co-founder of the EURO-MUSCULUS (European Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group).