[Angiography in the differential diagnosis of mono-oligo-arthritides in children and adults]

The results of the use of angiography in the diagnosis of chronic mono-oligoarthritides are summarized. The author provides the data on 113 patients aged 2 to 50 years, in whom the diagnosis was confirmed histologically. Describes the angiographic appearance of synovial sarcoma, pigmented villonodular synovitis, juvenile chronic arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculous gonitis, chondromatosis, chondroblastomas, post-traumatic synovitis, hemangiomas, and reactive synovitis in the articular form of osteoid osteoma. The use of angiography improved the radiodiagnosis of mono-oligoarthritides by 45.8%. The conclusion is made that in accordance with indications, angiography may be used as a modality in the system of all-round examination of patients suffering from chronic mono-oligoarthritides.