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Eur J Rheumatol. 2017 Jun;4(2):166-174. doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0032. Epub 2016 Jan 29.

Basic radiological assessment of synovial diseases: a pictorial essay.

European journal of rheumatology

Aynur Turan, Pınar Çeltikçi, Abdurrahman Tufan, Mehmet Akif Öztürk

Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology, D??kap? Y?ld?r?m Beyaz?t Training and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 28638696 PMCID: PMC5473458 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0032

Abstract

The synovium is a specialized tissue lining the synovial joints, bursae, and tendon sheaths of the body. It is affected by various localized or systemic disorders. Synovial diseases can be classified as inflammatory, infectious, degenerative, traumatic, hemorrhagic, and neoplastic. Damage in other intraarticular structures, particularly cartilages, generally occurs as a part of pathologic processes involving the synovium, leading to irreversible joint destruction. Imaging has an essential role in the early detection of synovial diseases prior to irreversible joint damage. Obtaining and understanding characteristic imaging findings of synovial diseases enables a proper diagnosis for early treatment. This article focuses on the recent literature that is related with the role of imaging in synovial disease.

Keywords: Synovium; magnetic resonance imaging; synovial hypertrophy; synovitis

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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