Musculoskeletal Sonography Technique, Anatomy, Semeiotics and Pathological Findings in Rheumatic Diseases

Musculoskeletal Sonography Technique, Anatomy, Semeiotics and Pathological Findings in Rheumatic Diseases / edited by Fabio Martino, Enzo Silvestri, Walter Grassi, Giacomo Garlaschi.

Ultrasonography is effective in the evaluation of joint involvement in patients with rheumatic diseases, and may be useful in diagnosis and in monitoring the synovial inflammation by power Doppler technique, with great sensitivity in comparison with clinical examination. The high-resolution US combi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Martino, Fabio (Editor), Silvestri, Enzo (Editor), Grassi, Walter (Editor), Garlaschi, Giacomo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Radiology.
Rheumatology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Equipment and examination procedure generalities. Equipment. Examination technique. Artifacts. Doppler technologies. Echo-contrast agents
  • Technical examination procedure. Thoracic and abdominal body wall. Upper extremity. Lower extremity
  • Sonographic and power Doppler normal anatomy. Cartilage. Synovial spaces. Tendons and ligaments. Muscles. Nerves. Dermis and Hypodermis
  • Sonographic changes in musculoskeletal rheumatic involvement. Cartilage. Synovial spaces. Tendons and ligaments. Muscles. Nerves. Dermis and Hypodermis
  • Sonographic findings in rheumatic diseases. Osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis. Seronegative spondyloarthritis. Crystal-related arthropathies. Connective tissue disorders. Metabolic diseases. Synovial osteochondromatosis. Pigmented villonodular synovitis. Septic arthritis. Hemophiliac arthropathy. Primitive and peripheral entrapment neuropathies. Rheumatology in sport
  • Ultrasonography and therapy monitoring
  • Ultrasound-guided procedures.

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