Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is classified as an inflammatory, chronic autoimmune and
disabling disease based on the intricate interplay between environmental and genetic …

Objectives To assess the reliability of the OMERACT ultrasound (US) definitions for the
identification of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) at the metacarpal …

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a progressive common autoimmune inflammatory disease,
part of the spondylarthritis group, characterized, besides clinical spinal and peripheral joint …

Objective To evaluate the discriminatory ability of ultrasound in calcium pyrophosphate
deposition disease (CPPD), using microscopic analysis of menisci and knee hyaline …

Ultrasonography (US) has become a valuable imaging tool for the examination of the
musculoskeletal system. It provides important diagnostic information and it can also be very …

Subclinical ultrasound synovitis in a particular joint is associated with ultrasound evidence of
bone erosions in that same join Page 1 Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2016; 34 …

Summary Background The Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) subgroup of the
Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Ultrasound working group was …

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a condition that is caused by traction of the muscle-tendon unit
at tibial tuberosity, which affects adolescents who exercise. The predisposing factors include …

Objective: To detect synovitis is important in both the diagnosis and outcome assessment of
early rheumatoid arthritis. This study was meant to assess the validity and reproducibility of …

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of subclinical ankle involvement by
ultrasound in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study was conducted on 216 …