Open AccessSonography: a sensitive and specific method for detecting trochlear cartilage pathologies
Author(s) -
Leila Aghaghazvini,
Mamak Tahmasebi,
Reza Gerami,
Arash Sharafat Vaziri,
Bahman Rasuli,
Mohammad Tahami,
Fardis Vosoughi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1971-3495
pISSN - 1876-7931
DOI - 10.1007/s40477-020-00488-1
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , cartilage , radiology , patella , orthopedic surgery , arthroscopy , grading (engineering) , lesion , magnetic resonance imaging , surgery , anatomy , civil engineering , engineering
MRI is now the modality of choice for evaluating articular cartilage. Nevertheless, it has some general drawbacks. Some patients cannot undergo MRI, and in others US scan could be the first examination and cartilage should be evaluated. Ultrasound could be a useful method for detecting trochlear cartilage low-grade lesions. In this study, our goal was to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasonography in detecting these lesions.