Multimodal ultrasound muscle assessment in patients with rheumatic diseases: a patient-based reliability study.

Gianluca SmerilliErica MoscioniRoberta ScloccoMaria Giovanna LommanoEdoardo CipollettaVincenzo MaccarroneSonia Farah Rossella De Angelis Fausto SalaffiWalter GrassiEmilio Filippucci Andrea Di Matteo

Published in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2023)

Multimodal US is a novel and reliable tool for the evaluation of different aspects of muscle involvement (muscle mass, muscle quality and muscle stiffness) in RMD patients.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
magnetic resonance imaging
chronic kidney disease
pain management
peritoneal dialysis
case report