Joint effusion of the knee: potentialities and limitations of ultrasonography.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed at comparing the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of joint effusion of the knee.

Methods

For this retrospective study, approbation by the institutional review board was not required, and written informed consent from the patients was waived. One hundred and fifty-eight patients (83 men and 75 women; median age 41.2 years; age range 13-81 years) who underwent US and MRI of the knee were included in the study. The sensitivity and specificity of US with respect to MRI in the evaluation of the effusion of the knee and in each recess were compared.

Results

In evaluating joint effusion of the knee, compared with MRI, US correctly identified 78 of 96 patients with joint effusion, showi

SUBMITTER: Draghi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4630268 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature