JOINT SONOGRAPHY - 07/09/11
Résumé |
Ultrasound (US) of the musculoskeletal system is rapidly growing in stature and utility with the advent of high-resolution equipment and an increasing pool of expertise and interest worldwide. Not only radiologists, but also sports physicians, emergency physicians, and orthopedic surgeons are making increasing use of this technology for the assessment of musculoskeletal system diseases.
Although musculoskeletal US is probably the imaging technique of choice for assessment of superficial musculoskeletal lesions, it remains underutilized where joint abnormalities are to be assessed. MR imaging remains the pre-eminent modality for this purpose worldwide because of its ability to depict anatomic relationships and tissue structures so exquisitely.
Nevertheless, there are many advantages of US over MR imaging that warrant its wider use in the assessment of joints, especially as a first-line investigation. These are listed below:
• | Much cheaper |
• | More widely available |
• | Real-time imaging |
• | Dynamic assessment possible |
• | No sedation of children required |
• | Portable and mobile |
• | Easy and rapid side-to-side comparison |
• | Patients unsuitable for MR imaging can be studied |
• | Better characterization of fluid |
• | Modality of choice for nonopaque foreign bodies |
Plan
| Address reprint requests to Rethy K. Chhem, MD, PhD, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Road, Singapore 119073, Republic of Singapore |
Vol 37 - N° 4
P. 653-668 - juillet 1999 Retour au numéro
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