Magnetic resonance imaging findings in tubercular arthritis of elbow

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• 作者：Mahesh Prakash^a ; ^{image73@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Pankaj Gupta^a ; Mandeep Singh Dhillon^b ; Ramesh Kumar Sen^b ; Niranjan Khandelwal^a
• 关键词：Elbow ; Magnetic resonance imaging ; Tuberculosis ; Tubercular arthritis
• 刊名：Clinical Imaging
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January-February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：40
• 期：1
• 页码：114-118
• 全文大小：867 K

文摘

To evaluate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of tubercular involvement of elbow joint.

Methods

Fourteen patients with tubercular arthritis of elbow were evaluated. The following findings were recorded on MRI (n= 12): bones involved; erosions, intraosseous abscesses, synovial thickening, and effusion; hypointensity within the thickened synovium on T2-weighted images; and periarticular soft tissue changes.

Results

The common abnormalities on MRI were synovial thickening and bone erosions (n= 12), soft tissue (n= 9)/intraosseous (n= 5) abscesses, and T2 hypointensity within the thickened synovium (n= 5).

Conclusions

A diagnosis of elbow tuberculosis should be considered if there is a combination of findings involving bone and soft tissue.