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CT scan is not often required in patients with bursitis. It is usually reserved for | CT scan is not often required in patients with bursitis. It is usually reserved for those patients who do not respond to initial treatment. On CT scan, superficial bursitis may be characterized by fluid density at the subcutaneous tissue.<ref name=Olecranon-Bursitis> Radiopedia. Olecranon Bursitis. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/olecranon-bursitis Accessed on August 23, 2016</ref><ref name=Prepatellar-Bursitis> Radiopedia. Prepatellar Bursitis. http://radiopaedia.org/cases/prepatellar-bursitis-1 Accessed on August 23, 2016</ref> | ||
On CT scan, superficial bursitis may be characterized by fluid density at the subcutaneous tissue.<ref name=Olecranon-Bursitis> Radiopedia. Olecranon Bursitis. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/olecranon-bursitis Accessed on August 23, 2016</ref><ref name=Prepatellar-Bursitis> Radiopedia. Prepatellar Bursitis. http://radiopaedia.org/cases/prepatellar-bursitis-1 Accessed on August 23, 2016</ref> | |||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
CT scan is not often required in patients with bursitis. It is usually reserved for the patients who | CT scan is not often required in patients with bursitis. It is usually reserved for the patients who do not respond to initial treatment. On CT scan, superficial bursitis may be characterized by fluid density at the subcutaneous tissue. Additionally, a foreign body can be detected by CT scan.<ref name=Olecranon-Bursitis> Radiopedia. Olecranon Bursitis. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/olecranon-bursitis Accessed on August 23, 2016</ref><ref name=Prepatellar-Bursitis> Radiopedia. Prepatellar Bursitis. http://radiopaedia.org/cases/prepatellar-bursitis-1 Accessed on August 23, 2016</ref> | ||
On CT scan, superficial bursitis may be characterized by fluid density at the subcutaneous tissue. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
CT scan is not often required in patients with bursitis. It is usually reserved for those patients who do not respond to initial treatment. On CT scan, superficial bursitis may be characterized by fluid density at the subcutaneous tissue.[1][2]
CT scan
CT scan is not often required in patients with bursitis. It is usually reserved for the patients who do not respond to initial treatment. On CT scan, superficial bursitis may be characterized by fluid density at the subcutaneous tissue. Additionally, a foreign body can be detected by CT scan.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Radiopedia. Olecranon Bursitis. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/olecranon-bursitis Accessed on August 23, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Radiopedia. Prepatellar Bursitis. http://radiopaedia.org/cases/prepatellar-bursitis-1 Accessed on August 23, 2016