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Ultrasound imaging of joint disease

Department of Radiology, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK

• Ultrasound is of value in differentiating articular from peri-articular pathology.
  
• Symptom correlation can be performed at the time of scanning.
  
• In articular disease, ultrasound is effective in the demonstration of subclinical synovitis.
  
• Erosions can be demonstrated in both small and large joints often at an earlier stage than radiographic erosion.
  
• Ultrasound guided diagnostic and therapeutic injections will probably be the most important role of ultrasound in rtheumatology.