ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2020
The Role of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Continuum.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
- Infrared thermography in the detection of arthritis: a systematic review of diagnostic performance compared with joint ultrasound.Rheumatology international · 2026Pooled it
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound for treating rheumatoid arthritis to target-a systematic literature review.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2022Pooled it
- An ultrasound negative for subclinical synovitis in arthralgia patients: is it helpful in identifying those not developing arthritis?Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2022Pooled it
- AI-Derived Carpal Compactness Metrics as Quantitative Imaging Measures of Global Carpal Architecture in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis.Journal of imaging · 2026Article
- Comparative evaluation of large language model-based AI platforms for radiographic assessment in rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2026Article
- The role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in differentiating gouty arthritis from rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- Clinical and Sonographic Pattern of Late-Onset and Early-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparative Study.Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- A matter arising: When should inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases be considered 'early'?European journal of clinical investigation · 2026Review
- Advances in the Application of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Review.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Beyond Conventional Imaging: Nuclear Imaging in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound in inflammatory arthritis.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2025Review
- Diagnostic Accuracy and Concordance of Standardized vs. Non-Standardized Joint Physical Examination for Assessing Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Paired Comparison Using Ultrasound as Reference Standard.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Ultrasound Evaluation of Therapeutic Response to Tofacitinib and Upadacitinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis-Real-Life Clinical Data.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Serum Interleukin-17 and Its Association with Inflammation and Bone Remodeling in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hand Osteoarthritis: Insights from Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- DEUS Enthesitis Index (DEI): a new tool integrating ultrasound and clinical examination for enthesitis assessment in spondyloarthritis.RMD open · 2025Observational
- The EULAR-OMERACT joint-level scoring of ultrasound synovitis demonstrates good construct validity when tested at the patient-level in comparison with measures of disease activity and joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The prediction of response to treatment using power Doppler in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2025Review
- Musculoskeletal ultrasonography versus conventional radiography: Correlation with DAS28 and MDHAQ scores in early rheumatoid arthritis.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is no longer considered a fixed phenotype but rather a disease continuum. This review outlines the current and potential value of applying ultrasound (US) along this continuum: from the prediction of progression to RA in at-risk individuals, to confirmation of the early diagnosis of RA, as well as the consideration of differential diagnoses, and the use in disease monitoring and defining remission. RECENT
findingsIn individuals at-risk of RA (i.e., positive autoantibodies with symptoms but without synovitis), US has shown a promising predictive value for the development of clinical arthritis, providing the opportunity to improve risk stratification (and disease prevention) of these individuals. The detection of inflammation on US in patients with early undifferentiated arthritis, in which a definite diagnosis cannot be reached, could predict evolution to persistent arthritis, mostly RA. This, in addition to the US potential ability to identify disease specific patterns for different rheumatic conditions, might facilitate early diagnosis and, therefore, improve the management of patients with RA, or other types of inflammatory arthritides. US has also demonstrated the capability to predict radiographic progression, and relapse risk after treatment discontinuation, in RA patients in remission according to the clinical instruments, raising implications in the management, including therapy discontinuation, of these patients. US has an undeniable value in the management of patients at different stages along the RA continuum. Further research is needed to identify which groups of patients benefit the most from US imaging.
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