Abstract
Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a valuable tool that is used in outpatient clinics or at the bedside to assess multiple joint sites, including small joints. It provides detailed images of structures commonly observed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), such as synovitis, tenosynovitis, bone erosions, cartilage damage, and synovial fluid accumulation. MSUS is frequently used in the management of RA and provides more objective information for an early diagnosis and disease activity assessment through imaging findings.
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Ishizaki, J. (2024). Assessment of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Liu, S. (eds) Rheumatoid Arthritis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2766. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3682-4_34
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