8th Baltic Congress of Radiology

08.10.2022 Tallinn, Estonia

Synovitis in osteoarthritis: form basics to novel imaging approaches

Aurelija Domarkienė (Lithuania)

Radiologist, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos

Biography: Aurelija Domarkienė is a radiologist since 2018. She is interested in musculoskeletal, neuro and urgent radiology. She is a member of Lithuanian Radiology Association and an active participant of local and international conferences. Since 2020 Mrs. Domarkienė is a PhD student with special interest on musculoskeletal system examinations, especially in the field of osteoarthritis and novel imaging techniques.

Presentation

Stalker Hall

Synopsis: Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative-inflammatory joint disease and one of the major causes of disability worldwide. Classic radiological signs such as joint space narrowing, cartilage loss, osteophyte formation and others are widely recognized. However, modern investigations are focused on pathogenesis more than consecutive changes. Low-grade inflammation, especially synovitis, which was latterly recognized as a substantial factor in OA pathogenesis, plays an important role in OA development and is associated with pain and further cartilage degeneration. Synovial evaluation and quantification with non-invasive imaging tools is becoming increasingly important both in daily clinical practice and research. Various ultrasound techniques, non-contrast MRI and contrast enhanced MRI are used on daily basis. More complex and innovative methods such as dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and molecular imaging techniques are being investigated in synovitis diagnostics with promising results.

This agenda item is presented in the following session: S3-3 MSK Radiology

Plenary session

07.10.2022 14:00 - 15:30