title: [3-dimensional sonography in the diagnosis of meniscal lesions. An experimental and clinical study].
abstract: There is no consensus regarding the clinical significance of conventional two-dimensional ultrasound in the diagnosis of meniscal tears of the knee. Three-dimensional ultrasound spatially reconstructs a transparent image of subsequent ultrasound scans. In an experimental study of 96 menisci, radial and oblique tears were detected more often by three-dimensional ultrasound. In a clinical study of 60 menisci the two- and three-dimensional ultrasound reached a sensitivity of 92% and 100%, a specificity of 83% and 88%, a positive predictive value of 58% and 67%, and a negative predictive value of 98% and 100%, respectively. Altogether, there was no statistically significant difference between both methods. The high negative predictive value, however, shows that the three-dimensional ultrasound may be a clinically relevant examination for special questions in the diagnostics of meniscal tears.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Heidelberg.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riedl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tauscher
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kühner
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Göhring
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Meeder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Die dreidimensionale Sonographie in der Diagnostik von Meniscusläsionen. Eine experimentelle und klinische Studie.