Evaluation of meniscus tears of the knee by radionuclide imaging
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Vol. 11 (6) , 432-435
- https://doi.org/10.1177/036354658301100609
Abstract
We compare the accuracy of radionuclide imaging of the knee with Tc99m-pyrophosphate with arthrography for the evaluation of meniscus tears in young athletes with clinically suspected knee injury. All patients had arthroscopy which was used as the standard against which the other two diagnostic procedures were com pared. Radionuclide scintigraphy and arthrography were comparable in their ability to detect tears of the medial meniscus. Scintigraphy was superior for the detection of tears of the lateral meniscus and of both menisci.Keywords
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