One of the largest challenges to the field of musculoskeletal ultrasonography is attempting to accurately quantify the changes seen in chronic arthritis. With advances in ultrasound technology. researchers have been increasingly, exploring ways of more accurately assessing these changes and attempting to reach consensus with agreed scoring systems. This review presents the main scoring systems developed for quantifying sonographic findings indicative of synovitis and joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Further investigation is required to attain international consensus on such scoring systems and to evaluate their impact on therapeutic decision-making.
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XVIII. Ultrasound measurements / G., Meenagh; E., Filippucci; A., Delle Sedie; L., Riente; Iagnocco, Annamaria; O., Epis; C. A., Scire; C., Montecucco; S., Bombardieri; Valesini, Guido; W., Grassi. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0392-856X. - STAMPA. - 26:6(2008), pp. 982-985.
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XVIII. Ultrasound measurements
IAGNOCCO, Annamaria;VALESINI, Guido;
2008
Abstract
One of the largest challenges to the field of musculoskeletal ultrasonography is attempting to accurately quantify the changes seen in chronic arthritis. With advances in ultrasound technology. researchers have been increasingly, exploring ways of more accurately assessing these changes and attempting to reach consensus with agreed scoring systems. This review presents the main scoring systems developed for quantifying sonographic findings indicative of synovitis and joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Further investigation is required to attain international consensus on such scoring systems and to evaluate their impact on therapeutic decision-making.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
