Iagnocco Annamaria, Naredo Esperanza
Dipartimento Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Reumatologia, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy.
Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2017 May-Jun;35(3):527-534. Epub 2017 Feb 10.
Ultrasound (US) has acquired an increasing role in the assessment of joint and periarticular abnormalities in osteoarthritis (OA). It is able to image a large set of abnormalities in this disease which include both inflammatory and structural changes at different peripheral joint sites and it is helpful in guiding local procedures that can be easily and safely performed with optimal patient's tolerance. US is a feasible imaging modality that has become a bedside procedure in the rheumatology clinical practice, thus filling the gap between clinical and radiographic evaluations of patients with OA. The present review focuses and summarises the currently available data on the applications of US in OA.
超声（US）在骨关节炎（OA）关节及关节周围异常的评估中发挥着越来越重要的作用。它能够成像该疾病中的大量异常情况，包括不同外周关节部位的炎症和结构变化，并且有助于指导可以在患者具有最佳耐受性的情况下轻松、安全地进行的局部操作。超声是一种可行的成像方式，已成为风湿病临床实践中的床边检查手段，从而填补了OA患者临床评估与放射学评估之间的空白。本综述聚焦并总结了目前关于超声在OA中应用的现有数据。
