Imaging of Tendons and Bursae
Key Facts • Tendinopathy refers to the full spectrum of tendon pathology, including tendon degeneration and tear, tenosynovitis, and calcific tendinitis. Tendinosis refers to tendon degeneration. The term tendinitis is…
Imaging of Total Joint Replacement
Key Facts • Total joint replacement is a highly successful method for providing pain relief from various arthritic conditions. • Radiographs remain the standard technique for evaluating the position and…
Imaging Investigation of Arthritis in Children
Andrea. Schwartz Doria, MD, PhD, MSc Paul. Babyn, MDCM Key Facts • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) comprises arthritides of unknown etiology that begin before age 16 years and that persist for greater…
Soft Tissue Calcification and Ossification
Key Facts • Soft tissue calcifications appear on radiographs as punctuate, circular, linear, or plaque-like radio-dense areas. Often these calcifications, by their appearance and location, can provide clues to an…
Imaging Evaluation of Osteoporosis
Key Facts • Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease and affects one in three women and one in five men over 50 years of age. • Osteoporotic fractures…
Imaging Hyperparathyroidism and Renal Osteodystrophy
Key Facts • Excessive parathyroid hormone causes increased osteoclastic activity, which leads to bone resorption and replacement with fibrous tissue. • Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism are usually asymptomatic but have…
Bone Disease Following Organ Transplantation
Key Facts • Musculoskeletal complications may occur following otherwise successful renal, cardiac, or lung transplantation and may result in a diminished quality of life. • Hyperparathyroidism may persist after renal…
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Migratory Osteoporosis, and Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Key Facts Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy • Clinically, patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) present with intense, prolonged pain, vasomotor disturbances, delayed functional recovery, and trophic changes in the affected extremity…
Paget’s Disease, Fibrous Dysplasia, Sarcoidosis, and Amyloidosis of Bone
Key Facts Paget’s Disease • The cause of Paget’s disease is not known. • Patients are frequently asymptomatic. • It is often an incidental finding on imaging studies. • It…
Oncogenic Osteomalacia
Key Facts • Osteomalacia resulting from the presence of a bone or soft tissue lesion or tumor is known as oncogenic osteomalacia or tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO). • Adults are usually…
