The joints presently assessed and the scans used for the semiquantitative scoring (0–3) of B-mode and power Doppler
Joints | Scanning and joint positioning |
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Metacarpophalangeal 1–5 | Dorsal, longitudinal |
The hand resting on a small table with fingers extended | |
Wrist; radiocarpal and intercarpal | Dorsal, longitudinal, at the level of lunate and capitate |
The hand resting on a small table | |
Wrist; radioulnar | Dorsal, longitudinal, at the level of the distal ulna |
The hand resting on a small table | |
Elbow* | Anterior, longitudinal, at the level of distal humerus and proximal radius |
The elbow fully extended | |
Knee* | Anterior longitudinal and lateral longitudinal of the suprapatellar recess and the lateral recess |
The patients resting on a bench with active extension of the knee | |
Ankle* | Anterior, longitudinal, at the mid-part of the joint |
The patient resting with knee flexed approximately 90° and the foot resting on the bench | |
Metatarsophalangeal 1–5 | Dorsal, longitudinal |
The patient resting with knee flexed approximately 90° and the foot resting on the bench |
↵* Only B-mode assessments were performed.