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01.01.2011 | Short Communication
Brief history parallel to the enthusiasm showed by rheumatologists at the American College of Rheumatology meeting for the musculoskeletal ultrasound
verfasst von:
Angel Checa
Erschienen in:
Rheumatology International
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Ausgabe 1/2011
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Excerpt
Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSU), a successful procedure widely used by European rheumatologists for years, was received with enormous enthusiasm by North American attendees at the recent American College of Rheumatology meeting held in Philadelphia. Primarily, this expectation was because musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSU) provides multiple benefits in the diagnosis and interventions in rheumatology. This “tool” also promises a future in the follow-up and monitoring of patients with modern biological drugs; it has shown more accuracy in detecting disease activity in arthritic patients rather than clinical and serologic parameters [
1‐
3]. …