Ultrasonic cartilage thickness measurement is accurate, reproducible, and reliable—validation study using contrast-enhanced micro-CT

Ultrasonic cartilage thickness measurement is accurate, reproducible, and reliable—validation study using contrast-enhanced micro-CT

Abstract Background Ultrasonography is a fast and patient-friendly modality to assess cartilage thickness. However, inconsistent results regarding accuracy have been reported. Therefore, we asked what are (1) the accuracy, (2) reproducibility, and (3) reliability of ultrasonographic cartilage thickn...

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Main Authors: Simon Damian Steppacher, Markus Simon Hanke, Corinne Andrea Zurmühle, Pascal Cyrill Haefeli, Frank Michael Klenke, Moritz Tannast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Cartilage thickness
Ultrasonography
Micro-CT
Validation
Accuracy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1099-8

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