Ultrasound Assessment of Medial Meniscal Extrusion: A Validation Study Using MRI as Reference Standard

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 204; no. 3; pp. 584 - 588
• Main Authors: Nogueira-Barbosa, Marcello H., Gregio-Junior, Everaldo, Lorenzato, Mario M., Guermazi, Ali, Roemer, Frank W., Chagas-Neto, Francisco A., Crema, Michel D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Knee Dislocation - diagnosis; Knee Dislocation - diagnostic imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - standards; Male; Menisci, Tibial - diagnostic imaging; Menisci, Tibial - pathology; Middle Aged; Reference Standards; Tibial Meniscus Injuries; Ultrasonography; Young Adult; knee; MRI; meniscus; ultrasound; extrusion

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to validate both semiquantitative and quantitative ultrasound assessment of medial meniscal extrusion using MRI assessment as the reference standard. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. Ninety-three consecutive patients with chronic knee pain referred for knee MRI were ev...