https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2014.807

Change perspective to increase diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease! A new approach: the axial scan of the meniscus

Vol. 66 No. 4 (2014)
Submitted: 4 December 2014
Accepted: 11 February 2015
Published: 31 March 2015
CPPD, chondrocalcinosis, knee, meniscus, ultrasound.
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G. Filippou
gf.filippou@gmail.com
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
V. Picerno
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
A. Adinolfi
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
V. Di Sabatino
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
I. Bertoldi
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
M. Galeazzi
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
B. Frediani
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Ultrasonography (US) is a relevant tool in the study of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPP) deposition disease. However, differential diagnosis of hyperechoic deposits within the fibrocartilage can be difficult; moreover, US study is limited by the need of an adequate acoustic window. We describe a US scanning technique that offers a new viewpoint in the study of knee meniscal structure: a longitudinal scan performed according to the long axis of meniscus. This technique proves to be particularly useful for the identification of CPP deposition, but could also improve the US diagnostic utility and accuracy in other meniscal pathologies.

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Filippou, G., Picerno, V., Adinolfi, A., Di Sabatino, V., Bertoldi, I., Galeazzi, M., & Frediani, B. (2015). Change perspective to increase diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease! A new approach: the axial scan of the meniscus. Reumatismo, 66(4), 318–321. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2014.807

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