Musculoskeletal ultrasound

Over the last few years a sonographic revolution has occurred in rheumatology. Ultrasonography has been shown to be capable of substantially changing the traditional approach to most clinical problems in daily rheumatological practice because of its ability to allow a quick, safe and inexpensive acc...

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Published in:Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology 2004-12, Vol.18 (6), p.813-826
Main Authors: Grassi, Walter, Filippucci, Emilio, Busilacchi, Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chronic arthritis
Humans
Joints - diagnostic imaging
Musculoskeletal System - diagnostic imaging
osteoarthritis
Reproducibility of Results
Rheumatic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology - instrumentation
Rheumatology - methods
sonographic guided procedures
tenosynovitis
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Over the last few years a sonographic revolution has occurred in rheumatology. Ultrasonography has been shown to be capable of substantially changing the traditional approach to most clinical problems in daily rheumatological practice because of its ability to allow a quick, safe and inexpensive access to otherwise undetectable anatomical information on the early targets of most rheumatic diseases. Ultrasonography completes the physical examination in a rapid and accurate manner and allows the detection of a wide spectrum of pathological findings involving different anatomical structures in the musculoskeletal system. Guidance for intervention (joint aspiration, synovial or soft tissue biopsy, joint or tendon sheath injection) is a major application of ultrasonography. Sonographic guidance is particularly useful when fluid collections are very small or when the inflammatory process is adjacent to anatomical structures that could be seriously damaged by the injection.
ISSN:1521-6942
1532-1770
DOI:10.1016/j.berh.2004.05.001