Value of ultrasonic diagnosis of popliteal cysts
Shastina, V.R.; Sysoev, V.F.; Trofimova, T.M.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 60(1): 104-106
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 3283986 Document Number: 316909
Ultrasonography of the knee joints in 55 patients with rheumatoid arthritis permitted diagnosing of popliteal cysts in 14 of them including 7 patients without any clinical symptoms. The method permitted measurements of cyst size and assessment of cysts before and after therapy. Ultrasonic B-scanning is a non-invasive, informative and reliable technique for the detection and assessment of popliteal cysts.