Musculoskeletal ultrasound in pediatric rheumatology

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TOK F., DEMİRKAYA E., ÖZÇAKAR L.

PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.9, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 9
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/1546-0096-9-25
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Musculoskeletal ultrasound, pediatrics, rheumatology, POWER DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC-RESONANCE, METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINTS, CLINICAL-EVALUATION, BONE EROSIONS, KNEE-JOINT, FOLLOW-UP, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, ARTHRITIS, FINGER
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Although musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has emerged as an indispensible tool among physicians involved in musculoskeletal medicine in the last two decades, only recently has it become more attractive to pediatric rheumatologists. Thereafter, the use of MSUS in pediatric rheumatology has started to increase. Yet, an ever-growing body of literature shows parity and even superiority of MSUS when compared to physical examination and other imaging modalities.