Objective To determine whether a treatment strategy based on structured ultrasound
assessment would lead to improved outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis, compared with a …

Objective. The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Ultrasound (US) Working
Group (WG) operates research activities for the validation of US as an outcome …

Objective To perform external validation of a provisional definition of disease flare in
patients with gout. Methods Five hundred nine patients with gout were enrolled in a cross‐sectional …

Objective. To test the reliability of the consensus-based ultrasound (US) definitions of elementary
gout lesions in patients. Methods. Eight patients with microscopically proven gout were …

Objective. To document the current state of musculoskeletal US (MSUS) training and extent
of implementation among rheumatologists in the member countries of EULAR. Methods. An …

Objective To examine the association of body mass index (BMI) with pain in people with hand
osteoarthritis (OA), and explore whether this association, if causal, is mediated by systemic …

… Hammer has received speaking and/or consulting fees from AbbVie, BMS, Pfizer, UCB, …
Address correspondence to Hilde B. Hammer, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, …

The first part of the guidelines and recommendations for musculoskeletal ultrasound, produced
under the auspices of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine …

Objective To investigate the association between clinical and ultrasonographic (US) evidence
of inflammation in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), as well as to compare clinical and US remission …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) are sensitive
imaging modalities used by clinicians to assist in decision-making in the management of …