Ultrasonography could provide low-cost assessment of ra joints


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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Scheel AK _ et al_. (2006) Prospective 7 year follow up imaging study comparing radiography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging


in rheumatoid arthritis. _Ann Rheum Dis_ 65: 595–600 In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it is important that disease activity and joint damage are accurately assessed, as these measures are used


to judge treatment efficacy and predict outcome. Scheel _ et al_. compared the usefulness of radiography, MRI, and a newer tool, musculoskeletal ultrasonography, in detecting areas of bone


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RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Ultrasonography could provide low-cost assessment of RA joints. _Nat Rev Rheumatol_ 2, 402 (2006).


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