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Pathophysiology and imaging in inflammatory and blastomatous synovial diseases
H Imhof1, I-M Nöbauer-Huhmann, A Gahleitner
1Osteology, Universitäts Klinik für Radiodiagnostik, AKH Vienna, Wäehringer Guertel 18-20, Austria. mr@univie.ac.at
Abstract:
Variable pathologies are subsumed under the term "synovial disease", including common pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis. While formerly radiologists had to rely on conventional radiographs and bone scintigraphy with their inherent problems in visualizing soft tissue, noninvasive imaging of the synovium has recently improved substantially with the technical development of MRI and (Doppler) ultrasound. These imaging modalities allow differentiation of characteristic pathologic features based on a profound knowledge of normal anatomy and pathophysiology.
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