Ultrasound (US) has great potential as an outcome in rheumatoid arthritis trials for detecting
bone erosions, synovitis, tendon disease, and enthesopathy. It has a number of distinct …

Objective To produce consensus-based scoring systems for ultrasound (US) tenosynovitis
and to assess the intraobserver and interobserver reliability of these scoring systems in …

Background For patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, treatment aim is early,
rapid, and sustained remission. We compared the efficacy and safety of strategies initiating …

Objective: To assess the interobserver reliability of the main periarticular and intra-articular
ultrasonographic pathologies and to establish the principal disagreements on scanning …

Background In 2001, the European League Against Rheumatism developed and disseminated
the first guidelines for musculoskeletal (MS) ultrasound (US) in rheumatology. Fifteen …

Background Treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with bone loss starting soon after
therapy is initiated and an increased risk of fracture. Methods We performed a randomized, …

Objectives To test the reliability of new ultrasound (US) definitions and quantification of
synovial hypertrophy (SH) and power Doppler (PD) signal, separately and in combination, in a …

Objective To develop ultrasound (US) definitions and a US novel scoring system for major
salivary gland (SG) lesions in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and to test their …

Ultrasound (US) is a relatively new imaging modality in rheumatology that offers great
potential as a diagnostic and management tool. In 2004, an OMERACT Ultrasound Special …

Osteoporosis is a well recognized complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study
indicates that increased bone turnover, inflammation, and low vitamin D levels are important in …