Ultrasonography in Early Diagnosis of Heterotopic Ossification
We report here the case of a 32-year-old man with a history of traumatic brain injury who presented with swelling of his right thigh. Soft tissue ultrasonography performed 3 days after the onset of symptoms showed a heterogeneous hyperechoic lesion with the formation of cysts and hypervascularity in...
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| author | Shan-Hui Lin Chen-Liang Chou Hong-Jen Chiou |
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| description | We report here the case of a 32-year-old man with a history of traumatic brain injury who presented with swelling of his right thigh. Soft tissue ultrasonography performed 3 days after the onset of symptoms showed a heterogeneous hyperechoic lesion with the formation of cysts and hypervascularity in the right iliopsoas abutting the surface of the femoral bone. This became a diffuse echogenic plaque with a posterior acoustic shadowing 12 days later. A diagnosis of heterotopic ossification was made on the basis of the presence of typical ultrasonographic findings and was confirmed by pathology. We emphasize that an early diagnosis of heterotopic ossification can be made with ultrasonography and can lead to early treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a202223c057460ba2bfe9c97a6c1beb2022-12-21T20:05:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Ultrasound0929-64412014-12-0122422222710.1016/j.jmu.2014.10.004Ultrasonography in Early Diagnosis of Heterotopic OssificationShan-Hui Lin0Chen-Liang Chou1Hong-Jen Chiou2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanWe report here the case of a 32-year-old man with a history of traumatic brain injury who presented with swelling of his right thigh. Soft tissue ultrasonography performed 3 days after the onset of symptoms showed a heterogeneous hyperechoic lesion with the formation of cysts and hypervascularity in the right iliopsoas abutting the surface of the femoral bone. This became a diffuse echogenic plaque with a posterior acoustic shadowing 12 days later. A diagnosis of heterotopic ossification was made on the basis of the presence of typical ultrasonographic findings and was confirmed by pathology. We emphasize that an early diagnosis of heterotopic ossification can be made with ultrasonography and can lead to early treatment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092964411400160Xheterotopic ossificationsoft tissue ultrasonographytraumatic brain injury |
| spellingShingle | Shan-Hui Lin Chen-Liang Chou Hong-Jen Chiou Ultrasonography in Early Diagnosis of Heterotopic Ossification Journal of Medical Ultrasound heterotopic ossification soft tissue ultrasonography traumatic brain injury |
| title | Ultrasonography in Early Diagnosis of Heterotopic Ossification |
| title_full | Ultrasonography in Early Diagnosis of Heterotopic Ossification |
| title_fullStr | Ultrasonography in Early Diagnosis of Heterotopic Ossification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrasonography in Early Diagnosis of Heterotopic Ossification |
| title_short | Ultrasonography in Early Diagnosis of Heterotopic Ossification |
| title_sort | ultrasonography in early diagnosis of heterotopic ossification |
| topic | heterotopic ossification soft tissue ultrasonography traumatic brain injury |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092964411400160X |
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