TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasonography in inflammatory joint disease: Why should rheumatologists pay attention?
AU - D'Agostino, Maria Antonietta
AU - Breban, Maxime
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - During the last decade, articular ultrasonography (US) has been found effective in evaluating inflammatory, degenerative, and traumatic abnormalities of articular and periarticular tissues. In clinical practice, US used in combination with a thorough clinical evaluation can help rheumatologists to confirm or to refute diagnostic hypotheses. US is safer than computed tomography (CT), an advantage shared by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As compared to CT and MRI, US is less expensive; in addition, it can be performed immediately, for several joints, as often as needed. Furthermore, US allows dynamic studies. Several articles published in rheumatology journals emphasize the value of US in patients with musculoskeletal diseases. The present review article discusses the indications, efficacy, and limitations of articular US. © 2002 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS.
AB - During the last decade, articular ultrasonography (US) has been found effective in evaluating inflammatory, degenerative, and traumatic abnormalities of articular and periarticular tissues. In clinical practice, US used in combination with a thorough clinical evaluation can help rheumatologists to confirm or to refute diagnostic hypotheses. US is safer than computed tomography (CT), an advantage shared by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As compared to CT and MRI, US is less expensive; in addition, it can be performed immediately, for several joints, as often as needed. Furthermore, US allows dynamic studies. Several articles published in rheumatology journals emphasize the value of US in patients with musculoskeletal diseases. The present review article discusses the indications, efficacy, and limitations of articular US. © 2002 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS.
KW - Arthritis, Rheumatoid
KW - Humans
KW - Imaging
KW - Inflammatory joint disease
KW - Joint Diseases
KW - Rheumatology
KW - Synovitis
KW - Ultrasonography
KW - Arthritis, Rheumatoid
KW - Humans
KW - Imaging
KW - Inflammatory joint disease
KW - Joint Diseases
KW - Rheumatology
KW - Synovitis
KW - Ultrasonography
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/170186
U2 - 10.1016/S1297-319X(02)00394-9
DO - 10.1016/S1297-319X(02)00394-9
M3 - Article
VL - 69
SP - 252
EP - 255
JO - Revue du Rhumatisme (English Edition)
JF - Revue du Rhumatisme (English Edition)
SN - 1169-8446
ER -