S Torp-Pedersen

Summary

Affiliation: Copenhagen University Hospital
Country: Denmark

Publications

  1. ncbi Articular cartilage thickness measured with US is not as easy as it appears: a systematic review of measurement techniques and image interpretation
    S Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    Ultraschall Med 32:54-61. 2011
  2. ncbi Settings and artefacts relevant in colour/power Doppler ultrasound in rheumatology
    S T Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 67:143-9. 2008
  3. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy of heel pad palpation - a phantom study
    Søren T Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    J Forensic Leg Med 15:437-42. 2008
  4. ncbi Vascular response to ischemia in the feet of falanga torture victims and normal controls--color and spectral Doppler findings
    Søren Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Torture 19:12-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Clinical performance diagnosing alleged exposure to falanga--a phantom study
    Søren Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Torture 19:19-26. 2009
  6. ncbi Long-term consequences of falanga torture--what do we know and what do we need to know?
    Kirstine Amris
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Torture 19:33-40. 2009
  7. ncbi A randomized, controlled study of a single intra-articular injection of etanercept or glucocorticosteroids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    H Bliddal
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Scand J Rheumatol 35:341-5. 2006
  8. ncbi Effects of treatment with etanercept (Enbrel, TNRF:Fc) on rheumatoid arthritis evaluated by Doppler ultrasonography
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 62:178-81. 2003
  9. ncbi Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of synovial inflammation of the hand in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative study
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Arthritis Rheum 48:2434-41. 2003
  10. ncbi Estimation of inflammation by Doppler ultrasound: quantitative changes after intra-articular treatment in rheumatoid arthritis
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 62:1049-53. 2003

Detail Information

Publications39

  1. ncbi Articular cartilage thickness measured with US is not as easy as it appears: a systematic review of measurement techniques and image interpretation
    S Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    Ultraschall Med 32:54-61. 2011
    ..If US measurements are compared to measurements with other techniques, they should be corrected for the higher sound speed in cartilage...
  2. ncbi Settings and artefacts relevant in colour/power Doppler ultrasound in rheumatology
    S T Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 67:143-9. 2008
    ..Recommendations for machine settings are given. The commonly encountered artefacts and their importance for image interpretation are explained...
  3. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy of heel pad palpation - a phantom study
    Søren T Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    J Forensic Leg Med 15:437-42. 2008
    ..The goal was to test the accuracy of two experienced investigators in determining whether a heel pad model was soft, medium or hard. The skin-to-bone distance in the models varied within the human range...
  4. ncbi Vascular response to ischemia in the feet of falanga torture victims and normal controls--color and spectral Doppler findings
    Søren Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Torture 19:12-8. 2009
    ..On color Doppler this would be seen as less color after ischemia and on spectral Doppler as elevated resistive index (RI)...
  5. ncbi Clinical performance diagnosing alleged exposure to falanga--a phantom study
    Søren Torp-Pedersen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Torture 19:19-26. 2009
    ..Reduced elasticity in the heel pads has been reported as characteristic sequelae and palpatory testing of heel pad elasticity is therefore part of medicolegal assessment of alleged torture victims...
  6. ncbi Long-term consequences of falanga torture--what do we know and what do we need to know?
    Kirstine Amris
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Torture 19:33-40. 2009
    ..Finally, the article closes with a call for future research, which is needed in order to advance a knowledge-based development of the applied clinical practice...
  7. ncbi A randomized, controlled study of a single intra-articular injection of etanercept or glucocorticosteroids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    H Bliddal
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Scand J Rheumatol 35:341-5. 2006
    ..Inhibitors of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) are effective when administered systemically and this study was performed to compare the effect of intra-articular injection of these two substances...
  8. ncbi Effects of treatment with etanercept (Enbrel, TNRF:Fc) on rheumatoid arthritis evaluated by Doppler ultrasonography
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 62:178-81. 2003
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  9. ncbi Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of synovial inflammation of the hand in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative study
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Arthritis Rheum 48:2434-41. 2003
    ....
  10. ncbi Estimation of inflammation by Doppler ultrasound: quantitative changes after intra-articular treatment in rheumatoid arthritis
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 62:1049-53. 2003
    ..To evaluate the use of ultrasound, including quantitative Doppler analysis of synovial vascularisation, before and after intra-articular treatment with glucocorticosteroids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  11. ncbi Doppler ultrasound findings in healthy wrists and finger joints before and after use of two different contrast agents
    L Terslev
    Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:824-7. 2005
    ..To examine the effect of contrast agents on Doppler ultrasound findings in the synovial membrane in the wrist and fingers of healthy volunteers...
  12. ncbi Guidance by ultrasound of intra-articular injections in the knee and hip joints
    E Qvistgaard
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, H:S Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 9:512-7. 2001
    ..The method is proposed as a tool for both learning purposes and quality assurance in daily therapy...
  13. ncbi Quantification of colour Doppler activity in the wrist in patients with rheumatoid arthritis--the reliability of different methods for image selection and evaluation
    K Ellegaard
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital
    Ultraschall Med 29:393-8. 2008
    ..This study investigated the test-retest reliability of ultrasound colour Doppler measurements in the wrist of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using different selection and quantification methods...
  14. ncbi Ultrasound guided electrocoagulation in patients with chronic non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a pilot study
    M Ilum Boesen
    Parker Institute, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Br J Sports Med 40:761-6. 2006
    ..Treatment of this neovascularisation with sclerosing therapy seems to relieve the pain. However, the procedure often has to be repeated...
  15. ncbi Ultrasound colour Doppler measurements in a single joint as measure of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis--assessment of concurrent validity
    K Ellegaard
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, DK 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 48:254-7. 2009
    ..It has never been investigated if the amount of CDU activity in a single joint can be used to quantify disease activity in RA...
  16. ncbi Imaging of intratendinous distribution of glucocorticosteroid in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. Pilot study of low-field magnetic resonance imaging correlated with ultrasound
    M I Boesen
    Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 24:664-9. 2006
    ..Our aim was to test the localization and distribution of the injected steroid in both healthy (animal) tendons and in diseased human Achilles tendons...
  17. ncbi Doppler ultrasonography of the anterior knee tendons in elite badminton players: colour fraction before and after match
    M J Koenig
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    Br J Sports Med 44:134-9. 2010
    ..Anterior knee tendon problems are seldom reported in badminton players although the game is obviously stressful to the lower extremities...
  18. ncbi Reproducibility and inter-reader agreement of a scoring system for ultrasound evaluation of hip osteoarthritis
    E Qvistgaard
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK 2000 Copenhagen F, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 65:1613-9. 2006
    ..The semiquantitative scoring system presented seemed to match the global assessment of a trained ultrasound investigator and might be used by less-trained investigators...
  19. ncbi Musculoskeletal colour/power Doppler in sports medicine: image parameters, artefacts, image interpretation and therapy
    M I Boesen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 28:103-13. 2010
    ..Recommendations for the Doppler settings are given in relevant sections. Ultrasound guided treatments where the Doppler result is used as a guide are mentioned and discussed...
  20. ncbi Tendinopathy and Doppler activity: the vascular response of the Achilles tendon to exercise
    M I Boesen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Scand J Med Sci Sports 16:463-9. 2006
    ..Intratendinous Doppler activity has been interpreted as an equivalent of neovessels in the Achilles tendon and as a sign of tendinosis (AT)...
  21. ncbi Spectral Doppler and resistive index. A promising tool in ultrasonographic evaluation of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Acta Radiol 44:645-52. 2003
    ..To evaluate the use of spectral Doppler in the longitudinal follow-up of inflammatory joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by comparing resistive index (RI) findings with color fraction and pain on a visual analog scale (VAS)...
  22. ncbi Ultrasound in finger joints: findings in normal subjects and pitfalls in the diagnosis of synovial disease
    K Ellegaard
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    Ultraschall Med 28:401-8. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to test two scoring systems on healthy volunteers...
  23. ncbi Ultrasound Doppler score correlates with OMERACT RAMRIS bone marrow oedema and synovitis score in the wrist joint of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    M Boesen
    Radiology, Frederiksberg Hospital, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ultraschall Med 33:E166-72. 2012
    ..The aim was to compare low-field MRI scores with the US Doppler measurements in the wrist joint of patients with RA...
  24. ncbi Indications of inflammation visualized by ultrasound in osteoarthritis of the knee
    H Kristoffersen
    The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital H:S Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Acta Radiol 47:281-6. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: The finding in the majority of cases of both effusions on B-mode US and Doppler activity confirms that there is a varying degree of inflammation in knee OA as diagnosed by the ACR criteria...
  25. ncbi Quantitative ultrasonography in rheumatoid arthritis: evaluation of inflammation by Doppler technique
    E Qvistgaard
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 60:690-3. 2001
    ..Ultrasonography may be useful in monitoring the synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis...
  26. ncbi Doppler ultrasound findings in healthy wrists and finger joints
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Ann Rheum Dis 63:644-8. 2004
    ..To evaluate the presence of flow by Doppler ultrasound (DUS) in the wrist and finger joints (carpometacarpal 1 (CMC1), metacarpophalangeal (MCP), and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints) of healthy controls...
  27. ncbi Ultrasound Doppler of the Achilles tendon before and after injection of an ultrasound contrast agent--findings in asymptomatic subjects
    M J Koenig
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    Ultraschall Med 28:52-6. 2007
    ..To be able to distinguish normal from abnormal flow, the resistive index (RI) determined by spectral Doppler may be of value. Inflammation is associated with low RI values and a value of 1.00 is normal...
  28. ncbi Ultrasound and Power Doppler findings in jumper's knee - preliminary observations
    L Terslev
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, H:S Frederiksberg Hospital, DK-2000 Copenhagen F, Denmark
    Eur J Ultrasound 13:183-9. 2001
    ..The risk of type II error in this material is considerable. CONCLUSION: an association between gray-scale US and color/Power Doppler was found in JK which may suggest an inflammatory component to be a part of the pathogenesis of JK...
  29. ncbi Intra-articular treatment of hip osteoarthritis: a randomized trial of hyaluronic acid, corticosteroid, and isotonic saline
    E Qvistgaard
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, DK-2000 Copenhagen F, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 14:163-70. 2006
    ..Although a similar significant result following treatment with HA could not be shown, the effect size indicated a small clinical improvement. A higher number of patients in future HA studies would serve to clarify this point...
  30. ncbi Ultrasound Doppler measurements predict success of treatment with anti-TNF-α drug in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective cohort study
    Karen Ellegaard
    The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Frederiksberg, Nordre Fasanvej 57, DK 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 50:506-12. 2011
    ..To investigate the predictive ability of core outcomes applied in RA trials, including ultrasound (US) Doppler (USD) measurements differentiating patients who remain on anti-TNF-α therapy following 1 year...
  31. ncbi Signal intensity of normal breast tissue at MR mammography on midfield: applying a random coefficient model evaluating the effect of doubling the contrast dose
    Mette Marklund
    The Parker Institute Imaging Unit, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    Eur J Radiol 69:93-101. 2009
    ..To prospectively investigate the effect on signal intensity (SI) of healthy breast parenchyma on magnetic resonance mammography (MRM) when doubling the contrast dose from 0.1 to 0.2 mmol/kg bodyweight...
  32. ncbi Imaging as a follow-up tool in clinical trials and clinical practice
    Henning Bliddal
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 22:1109-26. 2008
    ..With technical developments and increasing knowledge regarding both MRI and US, both of these modalities may be of value in the evaluation of rheumatology patients...
  33. ncbi Contrast kinetics of the malignant breast tumour--border versus centre enhancement on dynamic midfield MRI
    Mette Marklund
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Ndr Fasanvej 57 59, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Eur J Radiol 65:279-85. 2008
    ..To quantify the border versus centre enhancement of malignant breast tumours on dynamic magnetic resonance mammography...
  34. ncbi Intra-tendinous ossification with concomitant tendonitis and bursitis--ultrasound grey-scale and colour Doppler findings
    M I Boesen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    Ultraschall Med 27:380-3. 2006
    ..On follow-up two months later, the patient had no symptoms and US showed total regression of Doppler activity. The ossification was unchanged. US colour Doppler may be recommended for guidance and monitoring of treatment...
  35. ncbi Preliminary results of colour Doppler-guided intratendinous glucocorticoid injection for Achilles tendonitis in five patients
    M J Koenig
    The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Scand J Med Sci Sports 14:100-6. 2004
    ..Colour Doppler adds significant information to grey-scale US with regard to diagnosis, location and follow-up of AT...
  36. ncbi Intra-articular distribution pattern after ultrasound-guided injections in wrist joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Mikael Boesen
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, 2000 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Eur J Radiol 69:331-8. 2009
    ..To investigate the distribution of an ultrasound-guided intra-articular (IA) injection in the wrist joint of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  37. ncbi Producing medico-legal evidence: documentation of torture versus the Saudi Arabian state of denial
    Kirstine Amris
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
    Torture 17:181-95. 2007
    ..The article concludes that there is a high degree of consistency between the claims of torture and observations, despite Saudi Arabian denial...
  38. ncbi Influence of recent exercise and skin temperature on ultrasound Doppler measurements in patients with rheumatoid arthritis--an intervention study
    Karen Ellegaard
    The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 48:1520-3. 2009
    ..It is unclear, however, whether the hyperaemia alone reflects the disease activity or may be influenced by other factors...
  39. ncbi Clinical outcome and imaging changes after intraarticular (IA) application of etanercept or methylprednisolone in rheumatoid arthritis: magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound-Doppler show no effect of IA injections in the wrist after 4 weeks
    Mikael Boesen
    The Parker Institute Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    J Rheumatol 35:584-91. 2008
    ..To assess the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US) changes in the wrist of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 4 weeks after an US guided intraarticular (IA) injection...