Ultrasound in diagnosis of lesions in musculoskeletal system

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Ultrazvuk u dijagnostici lezija u muskuloskeletnom sustavu
• Author: Katarina Paušek
• Mentor: Gordana Ivanac (mentor)
• Committee member: Gordana Ivanac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Boris Brkljačić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Milan Radoš (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2017-07-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Radiology

Abstract

Ultrasound has, since its invention, become one of the most widely spread and used diagnostic methods. Almost every child born in the Western part of the world since the 1970s had been examined by ultrasound whilst still in the womb.(42) Ultrasound was used in the musculoskeletal system for the first time in 1958 by K. T. Dussik.(92) Now, almost 60 years later, it has become the first line diagnostic method for imaging the musculoskeletal system in Europe, and its popularity is growing in North America. Ultrasound owes its popularity to being one of the least expensive diagnostic methods, the fact that it doesn’t expose patients to harmful ionizing radiation, enables doctor-patient interaction, and the results are available in real time. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system are the main cause of chronic pain and invalidity in the world. Millions of people worldwide are suffering from diseases of the musculoskeletal system, and with aging of the population, the expected burden of disease will become progressively larger. Ultrasound can be used in diagnostics, as well as therapy, and as guidance in application of therapy in diseases of the musculoskeletal system. In this paper I am going to discuss the use of ultrasound in some of the most common lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Abstract (croatian)

Ultrazvuk je od svog izuma do danas postao jedan od najraširenijih i najkorištenijih dijagnostičkih metoda. Gotovo svako dijete rođeno u zapadnom dijelu svijeta od 1970-ih nadalje vjerojatno je već u maternici bilo pregledano ultrazvukom.(42) Ultrazvuk se prvi put upotrijebio u dijagnostici mišićno-koštanog sustava 1958. od strane K. T. Dussika, a danas, gotovo 60 godina kasnije, ultrazvuk je postao dijagnostička metoda izbora u Europi za bolesti mišićno-koštanog sustava, a njegova primjena je sve raširenija u Sjevernoj Americi.(92) Takvoj popularnosti pridonosi činjenica da je ultrazvuk jedna od najekonomičnijih dijagnostičkih metoda, pacijenta ne izlaže ionizirajućem zračenju, omogućuje komunikaciju s pacijentom te dinamičan pristup, a nalazi su operateru dostupni odmah. Bolesti mišićno-koštanog sustava glavni su uzročnik kronične boli i tjelesne nesposobnosti (invalidnosti). Stotine milijuna ljudi u svijetu boluju od bolesti mišićno-koštanog sustava. Sa starenjem populacije, očekivano opterećenje ovih bolesti će u budućnosti biti sve veće. Ultrazvuk se može koristiti u dijagnostici, ali i u liječenju te kao pomoć pri primjeni terapije u bolestima mišićno-koštanog sustava. U ovom radu opisat ću primjenu ultrazvuka u nekima od najčešćih bolesti mišićno-koštanog sustava.

• Keywords: ultrasound; musculoskeletal system; diagnostics
• Keywords (croatian): ultrazvuk; mišićno-koštani sustav; dijagnostika
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:314167
• Study programme: Title: Medicine (in English language); Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2018-04-19 11:02:18