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LITERATURE REVIEWS Carolyn M. Sofka, MD, Section Editor regional increased blood flow even promised and/or in shock (in cases of Power Doppler Sonography: in small joints such as the PIP and blunt chest wall trauma) should raise Improving Disease Activity DIP joints of the fingers and therefore one’s index of suspicion for cardiac in- Assessment in Inflammatory jury that may require urgent surgical in- can detect areas of inflammation with tervention. greater sensitivity than that of gray- Musculoskeletal Disease scale ultrasound alone or with color Wakefield et al. Arthritis Rheum. Doppler. 2003;48:285–288. Diagnostic Usefulness and The authors describe the current use of Impact on Management ultrasound in the evaluation of musculo- Blunt Cardiac Injuries of Transesophageal skeletal inflammatory disorders, specifi- That Require cally those that affect joints and the syno- Echocardiography in Surgical Operative Intervention: vium. More specifically, they concen- Intensive Care Units trate on power Doppler and its ability to An Unsuspected Injury Bruch et al. Am J Cardiol. improve sensitivity and specificity for Mangram et al. J Trauma Injury 2003;91:510–513. sonographic diagnosis of inflammatory Infect Crit Care. 2003;54:286–288. arthritis. In contrast to the application of TEE dur- The usefulness and practicality of This article reminds its readers
Ultrasound quarterly – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Sep 1, 2003
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