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Aktuelle Rheumatologie 2017; 42(05): 377-384
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-108722
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Ultraschall peripherer Gelenke und des Achsenskeletts

Ultrasound of Peripheral Joints and the Spine
D. Scheicht
1   Rheumatologie, Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein, Köln
,
J. Strunk
1   Rheumatologie, Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein, Köln
,
W. Hartung
2   Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Asklepios Klinik, Bad Abbach
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18 September 2017 (online)

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Zusammenfassung

Die Sonografie von Gelenken und periartikulären Strukturen ist heute zu einem festen Bestandteil der rheumatologischen Diagnostik geworden. Besonders in der Diagnostik der frühen Arthritis und der Differenzialdiagnostik bei unklaren klinischen Befunden besteht aufgrund der hohen Sensitivität hinsichtlich entzündlicher Veränderungen an Knochen und Weichteilen eine wichtige Bedeutung. Weiterhin hat die Gelenkultraschalluntersuchung einen festen Stellenwert im Therapiemonitoring und der Prognoseabschätzung.

Abstract

Musculoskeletal ultrasound of the peripheral joints and the periarticular structures is an important diagnostic tool in rheumatology today. This method exhibits high sensitivity for the detection of inflammatory changes of the bone and soft tissue. Therefore, it plays an important role in the diagnosis of early arthritis and in differential diagnosis in ambivalent clinical findings. Furthermore, it has significant value in therapy monitoring and estimation of prognosis.

Schlüsselwörter

Gelenkultraschall - Achsenskelett - Periphere Gelenke - Synovialitis - Power-Doppler-Ultraschall

Key words

musculoskeletal ultrasound - spine - peripheral joints - synovitis - power Doppler ultrasound
 

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