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Gitto S, Messina C, Chianca V, Tuscano B, Lazzara A, Corazza A, Pedone L, Albano D, Sconfienza LM. Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) in the evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review. Radiol Med 2020; 125:481-490. [DOI: 10.1007/s11547-020-01141-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hu Z, Zhu J, Liu F, Wang N, Xue Q. Feasibility of US-CT image fusion to identify the sources of abnormal vascularization in posterior sacroiliac joints of ankylosing spondylitis patients. Sci Rep 2015; 5:18356. [PMID: 26669847 PMCID: PMC4680934 DOI: 10.1038/srep18356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Ultrasound (US) can be used to evaluate the inflammatory activity of the sacroiliac joints (SIJs) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients, but to precisely locate the abnormal vascularization observed on color Doppler US (CDUS) was difficult. To address this issue, we performed US and computed tomography (CT) fusion imaging of SIJs with 84 inpatients and 30 controls, and then assessed the sources of abnormal vascularization in the posterior SIJs of AS patients based on the fused images. Several possible factors impacting the fusion process were considered including the lesion classes of SIJ, the skinfold thickness of the sacral region and the cross-sectional levels of the first, second and third posterior sacral foramina. Our data showed high image fusion success rates at the 3 levels in the AS group (97.0%, 87.5% and 79.8%, respectively) and the control group (96.7%, 86.7%, and 86.7%, respectively).The skinfold thickness was identified as the main factor affecting the success rates. The successfully fused images revealed significant differences in the distribution of abnormal vascularization between 3 levels, as detected via CDUS (P = 0.011), which suggested that inflammation occurred in distinct tissues at different levels of the SIJ (intraligamentous inflammation in Regions 1 and 2; intracapsular inflammation in Region 3).
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- Zhenlong Hu
- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China.,Department of Ultrasound, Peking University People's Hospital, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China
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Toprak H, Kiliç E, Serter A, Kocakoç E, Ozgocmen S. Ultrasound and Doppler US in Evaluation of Superficial Soft-tissue Lesions. J Clin Imaging Sci 2014. [PMID: 24744969 DOI: 10.4103/2156-7514.127965.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Improved developments in digital ultrasound technology and the use of high-frequency broadband transducers make ultrasound (US) imaging the first screening tool in investigating superficial tissue lesions. US is a safe (no ionizing radiation), portable, easily repeatable, and cheap form of imaging compared to other imaging modalities. US is an excellent imaging modality to determine the nature of a mass lesion (cystic or solid) and its anatomic relation to adjoining structures. Masses can be characterized in terms of their size, number, component, and vascularity with US and Doppler US especially with power Doppler US. US, however, is operator dependent and has a number of artifacts that can result in misinterpretation. In this review, we emphasize the role of ultrasound, particularly power Doppler, in superficial soft-tissue lesions.
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- Huseyin Toprak
- Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University Kayseri, Turkey
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Toprak H, Kiliç E, Serter A, Kocakoç E, Ozgocmen S. Ultrasound and Doppler US in Evaluation of Superficial Soft-tissue Lesions. J Clin Imaging Sci 2014; 4:12. [PMID: 24744969 PMCID: PMC3988607 DOI: 10.4103/2156-7514.127965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Improved developments in digital ultrasound technology and the use of high-frequency broadband transducers make ultrasound (US) imaging the first screening tool in investigating superficial tissue lesions. US is a safe (no ionizing radiation), portable, easily repeatable, and cheap form of imaging compared to other imaging modalities. US is an excellent imaging modality to determine the nature of a mass lesion (cystic or solid) and its anatomic relation to adjoining structures. Masses can be characterized in terms of their size, number, component, and vascularity with US and Doppler US especially with power Doppler US. US, however, is operator dependent and has a number of artifacts that can result in misinterpretation. In this review, we emphasize the role of ultrasound, particularly power Doppler, in superficial soft-tissue lesions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huseyin Toprak
- Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University Kayseri, Turkey
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