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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahd Yunus, M.D. [2] Vahid Eidkhani, M.D.
Overview
Ultrasonography is a simple and accessible modality to evaluate joints.
Ultrasound
Ultrasonography is a simple and accessible modality to evaluate joints and soft tissues bleeding in Hemophilia patients. An important advantage is absence of harmful irradiations in this modality. however there are disadvantages such as operator dependence and lack of a standard imaging scale[1][2].
References
- ↑ Melchiorre D, Linari S, Innocenti M, Biscoglio I, Toigo M, Cerinic MM; et al. (2011). "Ultrasound detects joint damage and bleeding in haemophilic arthropathy: a proposal of a score". Haemophilia. 17 (1): 112–7. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2516.2010.02380.x. PMID 21070482.
- ↑ Doria AS, Keshava SN, Mohanta A, Jarrin J, Blanchette V, Srivastava A; et al. (2015). "Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for assessment of hemophilic arthropathy: MRI correlation". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 204 (3): W336–47. doi:10.2214/AJR.14.12501. PMID 25714320.