Current state of musculoskeletal ultrasound training and implementation in Europe: results of a survey of experts and scientific societies
Esperanza Naredo,Maria A. D'Agostino,Maria A. D'Agostino,Philip G. Conaghan,Marina Backhaus,Peter V. Balint,George A W Bruyn,Emilio Filippucci,Walter Grassi,Hilde Berner Hammer,Annamaria Iagnocco,David Kane,Juhani M. Koski,Marcin Szkudlarek,Lene Terslev,Richard J. Wakefield,Hans Rudolf Ziswiler,Wolfgang A. Schmidt +17 more
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The high uptake of MSUS across Europe is confirmed and the reported variation in training and practice between countries suggests a need for standardization in areas including training guidelines.Abstract:
To document the current state of musculoskeletal US (MSUS) training and extent of implementation among rheumatologists in the member countries of EULAR.read more
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Medication Adherence in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Effect of Patient Education, Health Literacy, and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
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The 2017 EULAR standardised procedures for ultrasound imaging in rheumatology
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TL;DR: This task force has produced a consensus-based comprehensive and practical framework on standardised procedures for MSUS imaging in rheumatology.
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Practice of ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis and joint injection, including training and implementation, in Europe: results of a survey of experts and scientific societies
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TL;DR: The study highlights the relatively low prevalence of UGAJ as compared with the high rate of rheumatologists performing conventional joint injection in most of the surveyed countries and indicates the need for standardization in areas including training guidelines.
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Musculoskeletal ultrasound including definitions for ultrasonographic pathology
Richard J. Wakefield,Peter V. Balint,Marcin Szkudlarek,Emilio Filippucci,Marina Backhaus,Maria Antonietta D'Agostino,Esperanza Naredo Sanchez,Annamaria Iagnocco,Wolfgang A. Schmidt,George A W Bruyn,David Kane,Philip O'Connor,Bernhard Manger,Fred Joshua,Juhani M. Koski,Walter Grassi,Marissa Lassere,Nanno Swen,Franz Kainberger,Andrea Klauser,Mikkel Østergaard,Andrew K. Brown,Klaus P Machold,Philip G. Conaghan +23 more
TL;DR: The first report from the OMERACT ultrasound special interest group is presented, which has compared US against the criteria of the O MERACT filter, and for the first time are consensus US definitions for common pathological lesions seen in patients with inflammatory arthritis.
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Guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology
Marina Backhaus,Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester,Gerber T,Walter Grassi,K P Machold,Wijnand A. A. Swen,Richard J. Wakefield,B Manger +7 more
TL;DR: US is most commonly used in the assessment of soft tissue disease or detection of fluid collection and can also be used to visualise other structures, such as cartilage and bone surfaces, and its ability to be repeated as often as necessary makes it particularly useful for the monitoring of treatment.
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Interobserver reliability in musculoskeletal ultrasonography: results from a “Teach the Teachers” rheumatologist course
Esperanza Naredo,Ingrid Möller,C. Moragues,J. J. De Agustin,Alexander K. Scheel,Walter Grassi,E. De Miguel,Marina Backhaus,Peter V. Balint,George A W Bruyn,M-A D'Agostino,Emilio Filippucci,Annamaria Iagnocco,David Kane,Juhani M. Koski,L. Mayordomo,Wolfgang A. Schmidt,Wijnand A. A. Swen,Marcin Szkudlarek,Lene Terslev,Søren Torp-Pedersen,Jacqueline Uson,Richard J. Wakefield,Carola Werner +23 more
TL;DR: Musculoskeletal ultrasound has a moderate to good interobserver reliability and further consensus on standardisation of scanning technique and diagnostic criteria is necessary to improve musculoskletal ultrasonography reproducibility.
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Interobserver reliability of rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasonography : results from a EULAR Train the trainers course
Alexander K. Scheel,Wolfgang A. Schmidt,Kay-Geert A. Hermann,George A W Bruyn,Maria Antonietta D'Agostino,Walter Grassi,Annamaria Iagnocco,Juhani M. Koski,Klaus P Machold,Esperanza Naredo,H. Sattler,Nanno Swen,Marcin Szkudlarek,Richard J. Wakefield,Hans Rudolf Ziswiler,Daniel Pasewaldt,Carola Werner,Marina Backhaus +17 more
TL;DR: Interobserver reliabilities, sensitivities, and specificities in comparison with MRI were moderate to good and further standardisation of US scanning techniques and definitions of different pathological US lesions are necessary to increase the interobserver agreement in musculoskeletal US.
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The OMERACT Ultrasound Group: status of current activities and research directions.
Richard J. Wakefield,Richard J. Wakefield,Maria Antonietta D'Agostino,Annamaria Iagnocco,Emilio Filippucci,Marina Backhaus,Alexander K. Scheel,Fredrick Joshua,Esperanza Naredo,Wolfgang A. Schmidt,Walter Grassi,Ingrid Möller,Carlos Pineda,Andrea Klauser,Marcin Szkudlarek,Lene Terslev,Peter V. Balint,George A W Bruyn,Wijnand A. A. Swen,Sandrine Jousse-Joulin,David Kane,Juhani M. Koski,Philip O'Connor,Sanja Milutinovic,Philip G. Conaghan +24 more
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