Volume : 7, Issue : 1, January - 2018

Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of USG and MRI in various ankle & foot Pathologies

Dr. Avinash Angadrao Gutte, Dr. Jyoti B. Bade

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">MRI and Ultrasonography are the two most commonly used imaging modalities for imaging ankle and foot. </span><span style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The exquisite soft-tissue contrast resolution, noninvasive nature, and multiplanar capabilities of MR imaging makes it especially valuable for the detection and assessment of a variety of soft-tissue disorders of the ligaments (eg, sprain), tendons (tendinosis, peritendinosis, tenosynovitis, entrapment, rupture, dislocation), and other soft-tissue structures (eg, anterolateral impingement syndrome, sinus tarsi syndrome, compressive neuropathies </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>[eg, tarsal tunnel syndrome, Morton neuroma], synovial disorders).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">U</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">ltrasound is well-suited for imaging the tendons and ligaments of the ankle. Knowledge of anatomy and bony landmarks is essential for scanning the ankle accurately and efficiently.<o:p></o:p></span></p>