ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2018
A novel ultrasound scanning approach for evaluating femoral cartilage defects of the knee: comparison with routine magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Reliability of Ultrasound Measurements in the Assessment of Femoral Trochlear Morphology in Healthy Adolescents.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of Early Osteoarthritis in Human Articular Cartilage Using a High-Frequency Linear Array Transducer.Ultrasound in medicine & biology · 2022Article
- On-site Ultrasound Screens out Asymptomatic Knee Lesions in Elite Adolescent Male Basketball Players.International journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
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- Ultrasonographic Assessment of the Normal Femoral Articular Cartilage of the Knee Joint: Comparison with 3D MRI.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2021Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in the assessment of anterior knee pain.Insights into imaging · 2020Article
- Sonography: a sensitive and specific method for detecting trochlear cartilage pathologies.Journal of ultrasound · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to assess a novel ultrasound (US) scanning approach in evaluating knee femoral cartilaginous defects, compared with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, commonly used for knee imaging) and arthroscopy (gold standard).
methodsSixty-four consecutive patients (65 knees) were prospectively evaluated between April 2010 and July 2011.
resultsThe overall sensitivity (62.2 and 69.4%), specificity (92.9 and 90.5%), accuracy (75.4 and 78.5%), and adjusted positive (88.7 and 90.4%) and negative predictive (69.5 and 73.3%) were similar for both radiologists (weighted κ = 0.76). Furthermore, agreement between grading by US and MRI was substantial (weighted κ = 0.61).
conclusionsIn conclusion, the novel US scanning approach allows similar diagnostic performance compared to routine MRI for knee cartilage defects. US is more accessible, easier to perform, and less expensive than MRI, with potential advantages of easier initial screening and assessment of cartilage defects.
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