Meenagh G, Filippucci E, Iagnocco A, Delle Sedie A, Riente L, Bombardieri S, Valesini G, Grassi W
Department of Rheumatology, Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare, Bristol, UK.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007 Mar-Apr;25(2):172-5.
The present review provides an update of the available data and discusses research issues relating to ultrasound (US) imaging in osteoarthritis (OA). Currently, the principal indications for using US in OA include: delineation of changes within articular cartilage (AC) and demonstration of synovial and adjacent soft tissue pathology together with injection into OA joints under US guidance. US has been proposed as a possible imaging tool for following the progression of OA. The main priorities requiring the attention of researchers include: addressing difficulties surrounding consensus on definitions of pathology in OA, charting the natural history of AC change in site specific OA, investigation of the link between inflammation and OA and the use of three-dimensional (3D) US in OA.
本综述提供了现有数据的更新情况，并讨论了与骨关节炎（OA）超声（US）成像相关的研究问题。目前，在OA中使用US的主要指征包括：描绘关节软骨（AC）内的变化、显示滑膜及相邻软组织病变以及在US引导下向OA关节内注射。US已被提议作为一种可能用于跟踪OA进展的成像工具。研究人员需要关注的主要优先事项包括：解决围绕OA病理定义达成共识的困难、绘制特定部位OA中AC变化的自然史、研究炎症与OA之间的联系以及在OA中使用三维（3D）US。
