Imaging of amyloid arthropathy

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2003 Sep;7(3):195-203. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-43230.

Abstract

Amyloidosis is a disease complex caused by the extracellular deposition of an insoluble protein called amyloid. Amyloid arthropathy results from localized amyloid deposition in and around the joints. This article discusses the types of amyloidosis associated with amyloid arthropathy and presents their characteristic imaging findings.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis / complications
  • Amyloidosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Amyloidosis / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Joint Diseases / etiology
  • Joint Diseases / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*