Ultrasound examination of acute soft tissue lesions in the elbow has good intra rater reliability and acceptable agreement with MRI

Ultrasound (US) has been suggested a valuable complement to clinical and radiological examinations in elbow trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been the method of choice, despite fair to moderate interrater reliability (IRR). US has potential advantages but is assessor dependent and IRR scarcely examined. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate IRR for US and secondarily inter-observer agreement (IOA) between US and MRI in the acute phase after elbow trauma. Acute phase was defined as 2 weeks and, if applicable, the following weekend.
Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research