Open AccessSonographic appearance of fluid in peripheral joints and bursae of healthy asymptomatic Chinese population
Author(s) -
Liyun Wang,
Xi Xiang,
Yuanjiao Tang,
Yujia Yang,
Li Qiu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-4292
pISSN - 2223-4306
DOI - 10.21037/qims.2018.09.10
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , metatarsophalangeal joints , shoulders , interphalangeal joint , subacromial bursa , biceps , anatomy , surgery , rotator cuff
High frequency ultrasound is often used to measure the thickness of fluid in peripheral joints and bursae of healthy asymptomatic populations. Two major steps critical to this procedure are obtaining the detection rates and analyzing the relevant factors.