›› 2010, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (9): 1047-.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2010.09.007

• 专题报道(影像医学与核医学) • 上一篇    下一篇

类风湿性关节炎患者膝关节软骨病变的超声研究

赵 莲, 李凤华, 王 燕, 杜 晶   

  1. 上海交通大学 医学院附属仁济医院超声医学科, 上海 200001
  • 出版日期:2010-09-25 发布日期:2010-09-27
  • 通讯作者: 李凤华, 电子信箱: proflifh@sina.com。
  • 作者简介:赵 莲(1983—), 女, 住院医师, 硕士;电子信箱: zhaolianzhl@163.com。
  • 基金资助:

    上海市重点学科建设项目(S30203)

Value of ultrasound of articular cartilage of knee in rheumatoid arthritis

ZHAO Lian, LI Feng-hua, WANG Yan, DU Jing   

  1. Department of Ultrasound, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200001, China
  • Online:2010-09-25 Published:2010-09-27
  • Supported by:

    Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project, S30203

摘要:

目的 探讨超声检查在类风湿性关节炎(RA)患者膝关节软骨病变诊断中的应用价值。方法 选取RA患者43例,按病程分为病程<5年组(n=19)、病程5~10年组(n=12)和病程>10年组(n=12);另取同期该院20名健康自愿者作为对照组。各组分别应用灰阶超声观察膝关节软骨。43例RA患者同时行X线平片检查,其中19例患者另行MRI检查。结果 正常对照组股骨关节面软骨厚度内侧髁为(1.8±0.6) mm,外侧髁为(1.9±0.6)mm,正中沟为(2.5±0.7)mm;RA患者组内侧髁<1.2 mm,外侧髁<1.3 mm,正中沟<1.5 mm。病程<5年组、病程5~10年组及病程>10年组超声对软骨病变的检出率分别为21.1%、58.3%和91.7%,三组间比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。43例RA患者(86个膝关节)均行超声和X线检查,超声对软骨检出率为41.9%,X线检出率为0,两种检查方法比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。19例患者同时行超声与MRI检查,超声对软骨病变的检出率为26.3%,MRI检出率为47.4%,两种检查方法比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论 超声能较好地监测RA患者疾病发展过程中膝关节软骨病变,但X线无法辨别软骨病变;超声与MRI在RA患者膝关节软骨病变的诊断中均有良好的应用价值。

关键词: 关节炎, 类风湿, 超声

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the value of ultrasound in diagnosis of diseases of articular cartilage of knees in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Forty-three patients with RA were selected, and were divided into disease course<5 year group (n=19), disease course 5 to 10 years group (n=12)and disease course>10 year group (n=12). Besides, another 20 healthy volunteers were served as control group. Articular cartilages of knees were observed by gray scale ultrasound in each group. Forty-three patients with RA underwent X-ray examinations, among whom 19 also received MRI examinations. Results The thickness of medial condyle of articular cartilage of knees in control group was (1.8±0.6) mm, lateral condyle was (1.9±0.6) mm, median sulcus was (2.5±0.7) mm, and that in patients with RA was <1.2 mm, <1.3 mm and <1.5 mm, respectively. The detection rates of diseases of articular cartilage by ultrasound in disease course <5 year group, disease course 5 to 10 years group and disease course >10 year group were 21.1%, 58.3% and 91.7%, respectively, and there were significant differences among groups (P<0.01). For the 43 patients with RA (86 knee articulations) the detection rate of diseases of articular cartilage by ultrasound was 41.9%, that by X-ray examinations was 0, and there were significant differences between these two examinations (P<0.01). In 19 patients undergoing both ultrasound and MRI examinations, the detection rates of diseases of articular cartilage by ultrasound and MRI were 26.3% and 47.4%, respectively, and there was no significant difference between these two examinations (P>0.05). Conclusion The pathological changes of articular cartilage in patients with RA could be better detected by ultrasound than X-ray. Both ultrasound and MRI could be used to detect diseases of articular cartilage of knee in patients with RA.

Key words: arthritis, rheumatoid, ultrasound