Back to Search
Start Over
The Microanatomic Basis of Finger Clubbing — A High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
- Source :
- The Journal of Rheumatology. 41:523-527
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014.
-
Abstract
- Objective.Hypervascularization in finger clubbing is recognized, but its microanatomical basis remains unclear. This pilot descriptive study used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to explore this further.Methods.High-resolution MRI acquired with contrast agent was carried out in 4 patients with finger clubbing and 4 healthy volunteers. The anatomy of the nail bed, capsular structures, and bony changes were described.Results.Marked nail bed thickening and contrast enhancement was noted in all clubbed fingers, with bone edema in 3 of the 4 patients. None of the healthy subjects had similar abnormalities.Conclusion.This confirms that hypervascularization of the nail bed observed in the microanatomy on high-resolution MRI is associated with clubbed appearances of the nails.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Contrast enhancement
Immunology
Young Adult
Rheumatology
Finger Joint
Healthy volunteers
medicine
Humans
Immunology and Allergy
Clubbed Fingers
Neovascularization, Pathologic
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic
Healthy subjects
Magnetic resonance imaging
Anatomy
Middle Aged
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
medicine.anatomical_structure
Nails
Nail (anatomy)
Female
Finger clubbing
Thickening
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14992752 and 0315162X
- Volume :
- 41
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....21e8f09c7fe84cb972b7a06cc156743d