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Table 4 Conformity of MRI and US findings in areas examined 1 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

   

Number of areas with conformity

 

Joint

Area

Synovial hypertrophy

Synovial contrast enhancement or hyperemia

Effusion

Erosion

   

n

    
 

Ankle

talo-crural

2

2

2

1

1

 

n = 2

talo-navicular

2

0

0

1

2

  

post. subtalar

2

1

1

2

2

  

tendon sheaths

2

1

1

2

n/a

 

Knee

anterior

3

2

1

2

3

 

n = 3

lateral

3

2

2

2

3

  

medial

3

3

2

2

3

  

Baker’s cyst

3

1

0

1

n/a

 

Wrist

radio-carpal

6

6

6

5

4

 

n = 6

midcarpal

6

3

3

6

4

  

dist. radio-ulnar2

-

-

-

-

-

  

tendon sheaths

6

6

5

5

n/a

Total

11

 

381

27

23

29

22

  1. 144 areas examined by MRI, 38 areas examined by US.
  2. 2Distal radio-ulnar joint examined by MRI only, not by US.
  3. n/a = non applicable.
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