| Names of Arthritis | Osteoarthritis | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Gouty Arthritis |
Crystal Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (Pseudogout) |
Psoriatic Arthritis |
Infectious Arthritis |
Spondylo-Arthritis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviation | OA | RA | GA | CPPD | PA | IA | SA |
| Ultrasound mediated demonstration of Features | Synovial changes within joints, Soft tissue pathologies, Osteophytosis, Bony erosions, Bakers cyst’s and Bursitis. | High synovial vascularity, Persistent synovitis, Tenosynovitis and Erosive changes. | Tophi, Erosions, Synovial hypertrophy and Fluid collections. | Thin band parallel to hyaline cartilage. Punctated fibrocartilage and soft tissue calcification. | Synovial tissue, joint effusions, erosions and hyperaemia. | Joint effusions. | Tendon thickening, calcifications and bony erosions. |
| Echotexture | Articular Cartilage (AC): Homogeneously anechoic/ hypoechoic. Joint fluid: Anechoic. |
Tenosynovitis: Hypoechoic/ anechoic thickened tissue. | Tophi and Erosions: Hyperechoic. | Hyperechoic band. | Tenosynovitis: Hypoechoic/ anechoic thickened tissue. Enthesitis: Hypoechoic Tendon. |
Synovial fluid: Hyperechoic. Thickened capsule. |
Enthesitis: Hypoechoic Tendon. |