What is it about?
To investigate the role of high-frequency ultrasonography in the diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) calcifications, in the most commonly affected joints in CPPD disease.
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Why is it important?
Detection of typical calcifications on plain radiographs, usually of the knees, the wrists, and the pelvis, allows the diagnosis of chondrocalcinosis (CC). However, radiographs are relatively insensitive and detect only sizeable CPPD deposits. High-frequency ultrasonography (US) has proved to be an excellent technique for accurate evaluation of articular and juxta-articular alterations and calcific deposits in crystal-related diseases.
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US was found to be more sensitive for the identification of calcification in articular tissue than plain radiography. The ultrasound appearance and location of CPPD deposits differentiate them from the deposits seen in other crystal deposition diseases.
Professor shereen refaat kamel
Minia University
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This page is a summary of: Ultrasonographic diagnosis of articular chondrocalcinosis, Rheumatology International, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2320-1.
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