Within the past decade, musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) has become an established imaging
technique for the diagnosis and follow up of patients with rheumatic diseases. 1–5 This …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of sonography (SG) performed by the rheumatologist to
diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHODS: Sixty-three patients with clinical signs …

Objective Sonography and arthrography are techniques used to detect rotator cuff tears (RCT).
The diagnostic value of sonography executed by a rheumatologist versus that of …

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography of the rheumatologist can be useful as a supplement to
physical diagnostic assessment or as an aid to diagnostic puncture or therapeutic injection. …

Objective. This study aims to evaluate the inter-observer reliability of the ultrasonographic
examination of the wrist in RA patients between 3 examiners and 3 probe positions. Methods. …

Patient A, 58 years, is referred by the Rheumatologist to the Geriatrician concerning apathy.
History reviews skipping arthritis, reddened and inflamed eyes, apathy and loss of interest. …

… The first Train the Trainers meeting was held in Berlin before the eighth EULAR sonography
course organised by M Backhaus and WA Schmidt in June 2004. Fourteen teachers from …

Background Until now there are no unequivocal prognostic parameters predicting reliably
treatment success or failure in early RA patients. Ultrasound (US) predicts progression to RA …

Objective: To evaluate the interobserver reliability among 14 experts in musculoskeletal
ultrasonography (US) and to determine the overall agreement about the US results compared …

Polymorphisms in CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 affect the efficacy and safety of tricyclics, with
some drugs being affected by CYP2D6 only, and others by both polymorphic enzymes. …