Patient_Reported_Outcome_Measures_in_Rheumatic_Diseases

420 real time taken for image acquisition as well as profi ciency; both items require a rather long learning curve. Therefore, s ...

421 global synovitis scoring system that combines grayscale synovial hypertrophy and power Doppler (PD) in one. Its responsivene ...

422 function. The sonopathologic features of MSUS-detected synovial-tendon damage range from loss of the normal fi brillar echot ...

423 tis, which have been shown to be inaccurate, MSUS has the advantage of being able to directly visualize disorders of the ent ...

424 mended for use to describe the changes in osteoarthritis as these changes appear to be less infl ammatory. The role of the e ...

425 validity was depicted in patients presenting with early infl ammatory arthritis where progression of the patient’s functiona ...

426 Fig. 18.1 Transverse image of the medial knee parapatellar recess. ( a ) Anechogenic synovial fl uid. ( b ) Compressible. ( ...

427 has the ability to detect early synovial hypertrophy and effusion as well as active infl ammatory arthritic status [ 13 , 56 ...

428 Fig. 18.4 Longitudinal and transverse image of a humeral condyle erosion of the elbow joint Fig. 18.3 Longitudinal and trans ...

429 Fig. 18.5 Longitudinal MCP cartilage. Left severe abnormalities and right normal cartilage Fig. 18.6 Longitudinal Aquillies ...

430 Fig. 18.7 Longitudinal image of a hypoechoic common extensor tendon insertion Fig. 18.8 Longitudinal image of an increased h ...

431 Fig. 18.9 Longitudinal image of a patellar entesophyte Fig. 18.10 Longitudinal and transverse image of calcifi cations withi ...

432 Ultrasound Versus Tender Joints Tender and swollen joints are the corner stone for the clinical disease activity assess- men ...

433 resources and time [ 63 ], there is renewed interest in examining the role of patient- reported tender and swollen joint cou ...

434 College of Radiology (ACR) response criteria. Morphologic assessment of painful sites using MSUS would help to identify whet ...

435 age, and cartilage abnormalities—would help the patients understand the need for medical or surgical management and the reas ...

436 Table 18.2 The relation between MSUS- synovitis assessment and patient reported outcome measures in rheumatoid arthritis pat ...

437 hence the role of patient reported outcome measures. PROMs facilitate quantitative assessment of the patient’s response to t ...

438 Naredo E, Bijlsma JWJ, Conaghan PG, Acebes C, Balint P, Berner-Hammer H, et al. Recommendations for the content and conduct ...

439 Hermann K-G, Backhaus M, Schneider U, Labs K, Loreck D, Zühlsdorf S, et al. Rheumatoid arthritis of the shoulder joint: com ...