Diagnostic performance of point-of-care ultrasonography (POC-US) in haemophilia joint health: a comparative study with MRI

Duseja Yash; Kashyap Arnav; Dutta Anupam; Borpatragohain Dhrubajyoti; Dhal Bhabani; Borboruah Luish

doi:10.2478/jhp-2024-0018

The Journal of Haemophilia Practice (Nov 2024)

Diagnostic performance of point-of-care ultrasonography (POC-US) in haemophilia joint health: a comparative study with MRI

Duseja Yash,
Kashyap Arnav,
Dutta Anupam,
Borpatragohain Dhrubajyoti,
Dhal Bhabani,
Borboruah Luish

Affiliations

Duseja Yash: Department of Medicine, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, India.
Kashyap Arnav: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, India.
Dutta Anupam: Department of Medicine, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, India.
Borpatragohain Dhrubajyoti: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, India.
Dhal Bhabani: Department of Medicine, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, India.
Borboruah Luish: Department of Medicine, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jhp-2024-0018
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 123 – 128

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Haemophilia presents challenges in joint pathology assessment, prompting exploration of point-of-care ultrasonography (POC-US) as a diagnostic tool. Aims: The study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of point-of-care ultrasonography (POC-US) compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting synovial hypertrophy, cartilage abnormality, and bony abnormality among people with haemophilia (PWH) treated at Assam Medical College Hospital.

Published in The Journal of Haemophilia Practice

ISSN: 2055-3390 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JHP?tab=-aims-scope

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