High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound
Objective: To assess the role played by ultrasound in evaluating plantar fasciitis and associate the findings with Magnetic resonance imaging. Study Design: Case series. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Pakistan, from Nov...
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author | Amir Khan Aliya Ahmed Ibtesam Zafar Muzammil Rasheed Bhutta Muhammad Nasir Naeem Khan Umar Ajaz |
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Objective: To assess the role played by ultrasound in evaluating plantar fasciitis and associate the findings with Magnetic resonance imaging.
Study Design: Case series.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Pakistan, from Nov 2020 to Apr 2021.
Methodology: All the patients underwent ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging scanning. The study and control Groups consisted of 38 patients.
Results: Out of 38 patients, plantar fascia thickness in symptomatic feet was measured with ultrasound for both the Study and Control Groups. The Control Group had slightly thinner plantar fasciitis (1.1-2.4 mm, 1.7 ± 0.06 mm; p =0.03) compared to the Study Group (2.9-6.9 mm; 4.9±1.4 mm). In addition, this study compared other plantar fasciitis diagnostic signs on sonography with the magnetic resonance imaging findings. The diagnostic accuracy of plantar fascia pathological focal echogenicity, plantar fascia oedema, perifascial oedema, and plantar fascia rupture was 15(80.6%), 12(60.7%), 15(77.1%), and 13(68.6%) respectively. The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography was lower while evaluating for calcaneal spurs.
Conclusion: The present study concluded that ultrasonography could be the basic initial diagnostic imaging modality to confirm clinically suspected cases of plantar fasciitis. However, magnetic resonance imaging could be the preferred diagnostic modality for suspected complex pathology and lack of clinical presentation.
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spelling | doaj.art-ac00cf6341884989a84fff846cf63c932023-09-08T06:02:40ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422023-06-0173310.51253/pafmj.v73i3.7600High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and UltrasoundAmir Khan0Aliya Ahmed1Ibtesam Zafar2Muzammil Rasheed Bhutta3Muhammad Nasir Naeem Khan4Umar Ajaz5Department of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad PakistanDepartment of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad PakistanDepartment of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad PakistanDepartment of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad PakistanDepartment of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad PakistanDepartment of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Pakistan Objective: To assess the role played by ultrasound in evaluating plantar fasciitis and associate the findings with Magnetic resonance imaging. Study Design: Case series. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Radiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Pakistan, from Nov 2020 to Apr 2021. Methodology: All the patients underwent ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging scanning. The study and control Groups consisted of 38 patients. Results: Out of 38 patients, plantar fascia thickness in symptomatic feet was measured with ultrasound for both the Study and Control Groups. The Control Group had slightly thinner plantar fasciitis (1.1-2.4 mm, 1.7 ± 0.06 mm; p =0.03) compared to the Study Group (2.9-6.9 mm; 4.9±1.4 mm). In addition, this study compared other plantar fasciitis diagnostic signs on sonography with the magnetic resonance imaging findings. The diagnostic accuracy of plantar fascia pathological focal echogenicity, plantar fascia oedema, perifascial oedema, and plantar fascia rupture was 15(80.6%), 12(60.7%), 15(77.1%), and 13(68.6%) respectively. The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography was lower while evaluating for calcaneal spurs. Conclusion: The present study concluded that ultrasonography could be the basic initial diagnostic imaging modality to confirm clinically suspected cases of plantar fasciitis. However, magnetic resonance imaging could be the preferred diagnostic modality for suspected complex pathology and lack of clinical presentation. https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/7600Magnetic Resonance ImagingPlantar FasciitisUltrasound |
spellingShingle | Amir Khan Aliya Ahmed Ibtesam Zafar Muzammil Rasheed Bhutta Muhammad Nasir Naeem Khan Umar Ajaz High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Plantar Fasciitis Ultrasound |
title | High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound |
title_full | High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound |
title_fullStr | High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound |
title_full_unstemmed | High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound |
title_short | High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound |
title_sort | high resolution ultrasonographic diagnosis of plantar fasciitis an association of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound |
topic | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Plantar Fasciitis Ultrasound |
url | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/7600 |
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