title: [Imaging of the hip].
abstract: Imaging is fundamental to the diagnosis and therapeutic follow-up of all hip diseases. Despite the advent of extremely sophisticated exploratory methods, the oldest imaging method, straightforward radiography, makes it possible to recognize, locate ans treat the lesion in most cases. Good interpretation of simple antero-posterior and lateral x-ray films therefore is very important. Among the new imaging methods, computerized tomography has brought the third dimension, while ultrasonography and nuclear magnetic resonance have enabled us to visualize cartilages and soft tissues. The contribution to diagnosis and follow-up of these modern methods is considerable, but since we are too near their beginning and since the number of examinations is still too small in many fields, the information they provide must be used with caution. A good knowledge of their principle, advantages and drawbacks should help us to utilize them at best by prescribing only those which are necessary and sufficient for diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie pédiatrique, hôpital Belle-Isle, Metz.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Métaizeau
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006615:Hip / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography