Table 4 Summary of studies on imaging for measurement of disease extent
From: Imaging for Dupuytren disease: a systematic review of the literature
Study (year) | Study design | Level of evidence | Imaging modality | N (hands) | Clinical details | Outcome measures | Results | Additional value MRI | Additional value US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English (2012) [25] | Case-report | 5 | MRI | 1 | 59-year-old woman with Ledderhose disease, knucklepads and DD. | Signal intensity, disease margins and depth | Detailed display of MRI signal intensity and demonstration of severity and depth of the different fibromatoses. | Yesa | – |
Yacoe (1993) [26] | Prospective case-series | 4 | MRI | 10 (11) | DD patients undergoing fasciectomy | Disease extent on MRI compared by surgery/histology | Accurate detection of 22/23 cords and 13/14 nodules prospectively. | Yes | – |