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Table 2 Pathological findings detected by MRI and US in 11 clinically affected joints

From: Comparison of ultrasonography with Doppler and MRI for assessment of disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a pilot study

  Joint

Synovial hypertrophy

Synovial contrast enhancement/hyperemia

Effusion

Erosion

 

MRI

US

MRI

US

MRI

US

MRI

US

Ankles (n = 2)

2

2

2

2

1

2

0

1

Knees (n = 3)

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

0

Wrists (n = 6)

6

6

6

6

1

1

3

1

Total (n = 11)

11

11

11

10

5

6

3

2