TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist xlii. Assessment of hip pain in rheumatic patients
T2 - The radiologist's view
AU - Vitali, S.
AU - Sedie, A. Delle
AU - Filippucci, E.
AU - Riente, L.
AU - Iagnocco, A.
AU - Sakellariou, G.
AU - Meenagh, G.
AU - Paolicchi, A.
AU - Montecucco, C.
AU - Valesini, G.
AU - Grassi, W.
AU - Bombardieri, S.
AU - Caramella, D.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Hip pain is a common complaint in daily practice and the identification of the underlying pathologic condition is the first step for an adequate treatment. In this review, we discuss the available evidence for the application of conventional radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatologic patients with painful hip, presenting the main imaging findings due to osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritides), osteonecrosis and some other soft tissue involvement (bursitis and synovial cyst) that could be the cause of hip pain. Because different imaging techniques show different sensitivity and specificity, the choice of technique to use depends on the type and stage of the disease itself.
AB - Hip pain is a common complaint in daily practice and the identification of the underlying pathologic condition is the first step for an adequate treatment. In this review, we discuss the available evidence for the application of conventional radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatologic patients with painful hip, presenting the main imaging findings due to osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritides), osteonecrosis and some other soft tissue involvement (bursitis and synovial cyst) that could be the cause of hip pain. Because different imaging techniques show different sensitivity and specificity, the choice of technique to use depends on the type and stage of the disease itself.
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Conventional radiography
KW - Hip
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Rheumatoid arthritis
KW - Spondyloarthritides
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M3 - Article
C2 - 23253630
AN - SCOPUS:84872722428
VL - 30
SP - 817
EP - 824
JO - Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
SN - 0392-856X
IS - 6
ER -