An ultrasound negative for subclinical synovitis in arthralgia patients: is it helpful in identifying those not developing arthritis?
Cleo RogierGiulia FrazzeiMarion C KortekaasMarloes VerstappenSarah OhrndorfElise van MulligenRonald F Van VollenhovenDirkjan van SchaardenburgPascal Hendrik Pieter de JongAnnette H M van der Helm van MilPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
A negative US result in arthralgia has a high NPV for not developing inflammatory arthritis, which is mainly due to the high a priori risk of not developing inflammatory arthritis. The added value of a negative US (<10% increase) was limited.