Turkish Journal of Geriatrics
2011 , Vol 14 (Supplement)
THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF IMAGING IN DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERANTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS
SB.Ankara Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 4. FTR Kliniği, ANKARA
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common rheumatic diseases. Developping
imaging techniques is providing more options for diagnosis, differential
diagnosis and monitoring of OA. Historically plain radiography has been the
primary investigative tool to measure structural change in OA, and conventional
radiographic diagnosis has been take one's place as gold standart in
literature.The other imaging modalities,such as ultrasound, computed tomography,
magnetic resonance imaging, scintigraphy also provide joint structural
or physiological/ functional information in OA.
Keywords :
Osteoarthritis, Diagnosis, Imaging, Diagnostic