Journals / Turkish Journal of Rheumatology(.)Archives of Rheumatology / 2011 / Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 2

Romatoid Artritli Hastalarda Ultrasonografik Diz Değerlendirimi: Başlangıç için Etkin bir Görüntüleme Yöntemi midir?

Ultrasonographic Assessment of Knee in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is it an Effective Imaging Method for Initial Evaluation?

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Conclusion: The high correlation rate between the results of US and MRI have shown that in rheumatoid arthritis patients with knee joint involvement, US is an easily accessible and effective alternative method of examination.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound (US) as an initial imaging method in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Key Findings & Data:Patients and methods: Thirty consecutive (25 females, 5 males; mean age 55.9 years; range 38 to 74 years) rheumatoid arthritis patients with 30 symptomatic knees were included in the study between November 2006 and August 2008.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: The high correlation rate between the results of US and MRI have shown that in rheumatoid arthritis patients with knee joint involvement, US is an easily accessible and effective alternative method of examination.
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Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound (US) as an initial imaging method in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients and methods: Thirty consecutive (25 females, 5 males; mean age 55.9 years; range 38 to 74 years) rheumatoid arthritis patients with 30 symptomatic knees were included in the study between November 2006 and August 2008. The intrarticular effusion, synovial proliferation, popliteal cysts and patellar- quadriceps tendonitis and weight bearing femoral condylar cartilage thickness and morphology were assessed by US and, within five days, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination was performed. The results of both examinations were interpreted blindly and compared by two experienced radiologists in their field. Results: In the comparisons of the results of US and MRI examinations, both modalities were mostly concordant. A significant rate of concordance was found between US and MRI results, for joint effusion (k=0.683, p<0.001) synovial proliferation (k=0.595, p<0.001), popliteal cysts (k=0.865, p<0.001) and tendonitis (k=0.889, p<0.001). On the US, the mean medial and lateral femoral condylar cartilage thickness was calculated as 2.1 mm on both sides, whereas the MRI revealed 1.8 mm on the medial and 1.9 mm on the lateral part. In the statistical analysis, the condylar cartilage was significantly thicker on the US than on the MRI (p<0.001). On the other hand, there was a significant correlation between two modalities regarding the cartilage morphology, both on the medial (k=0.658, p<0.001) and the lateral part (k=0.851, p<0.001). Conclusion: The high correlation rate between the results of US and MRI have shown that in rheumatoid arthritis patients with knee joint involvement, US is an easily accessible and effective alternative method of examination.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada, romatoid artritli hastalarda başlangıç görüntüleme yöntemi olarak ultrasonun (US) etkinliği değerlendirildi.Hastalar ve yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya Kasım 2006 - Ağustos 2008 tarihleri arasında 30 semptomatik dize sahip 30 ardışık romatoid artrit hastası (25 kadın, 5 erkek; ort. yaş 55.9 yıl; dağılım 38-74 yıl) dahil edildi. Eklem içi efüzyon, sinoviyal proliferasyon, popliteal kistler ve patellar tendonit-kuadriseps tendoniti ve yük taşıyan femoral kondiler kıkırdak kalınlığı ve morfolojisi US ile değerlendirildi ve bunun ardından beş gün içinde bir manyetik rezonans görüntüleme (MRG) incelemesi gerçekleştirildi. Her iki incelemenin sonuçları konularında deneyimli iki radyolog tarafından kör olarak yorumlandı ve karşılaştırıldı.Bulgular: Ultrason ve MRG incelemelerinin sonuçları karşılaştırıldığında, iki yöntemin büyük oranda uyumlu olduğu gözlemlendi. Ultrason ve MRG sonuçları arasında eklem efüzyonu (k=0.683, p<0.001), sinoviyal proliferasyon (k=0.595, p<0.001), popliteal kistler (k=0.865, p<0.001) ve tendonit (k=0.889, p<0.001) açısından anlamlı oranda uyum bulundu. Ortalama femoral kondiler kıkırdak kalınlıkları US'de her iki tarafta 2.1 mm ölçülürken MRG incelemesinde medialde 1.8 mm lateralde 1.9 mm olarak hesaplandı. İstatistiksel analizde kondiler kıkırdak US'de MRG'dekine kıyasla anlamlı şekilde daha kalındı (p<0.001). Kıkırdak morfolojisi göz önüne alındığında ise hem medial (k=0.658, p<0.001) hem de lateral (k=0.851, p<0.001) kesimde her iki yöntem arasında anlamlı bir uyum saptandı.Sonuç: Çalışmamızdaki US ve MRG sonuçları arasında tespit edilen yüksek korelasyon oranı diz eklemi tutulumu olan romatoid artritli hastalarda US'nin kolay ulaşılabilir ve etkin bir alternatif inceleme yöntemi olduğunu göstermiştir.

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YÜCESOY, C., GENÇ, G., HASTÜRK, A. B., KEYİK, B., ÖZTÜRK, E., TÜZÜN, Ö. M., ÇAKCI, A., HEKİMOĞLU, B. (2011). Romatoid Artritli Hastalarda Ultrasonografik Diz Değerlendirimi: Başlangıç için Etkin bir Görüntüleme Yöntemi midir?. Turkish Journal of Rheumatology(.)Archives of Rheumatology, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 2, 120–126. https://ajindex.com/articles/375989

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