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Structural ultrasound of joints and tendons in healthy children: development of normative data.

Ruth WittoekCéline DecockNele DewaeleLara ArnoldPieter BaeyensIgnace De SchrijverLisa PardaensIoannis RaftakisThomas RensonCharline RinkinAlexander D J ThooftTine VanhaverbekeCaroline Verbist
Published in: Pediatric rheumatology online journal (2023)
Reference values of sonographic cartilage thickness, BCD and diameters of tendons at several joints were established from 500 healthy children, aged between 0.2 and 18 years. Growth charts and tables were developed to distinguish normal findings from pathology in children with complaints suspicious of arthritis.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • electronic health record
  • machine learning
  • ultrasound guided
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound