EULAR recommendations for the reporting of ultrasound studies in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
Félicie CostantinoLoreto CarmonaMaarten BoersMarina BackhausPeter V BalintGeorge A W BruynRobin ChristensenPhilip Gerard ConaghanRicardo Jorge de Oliveira FerreiraJuan Luis Garrido-CastroFrancis GuilleminHilde Berner HammerDésirée Mfm van der HeijdeAnnamaria IagnoccoMarion C KortekaasRobert B M LandewePeter MandlEsperanza NaredoWolfgang A SchmidtMikkel ØstergaardCaroline B TerweeRalf ThieleMaria-Antonietta D'AgostinoPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2021)
An EULAR taskforce developed a checklist to ensure transparent and comprehensive reporting of aspects concerning research and procedures that need to be presented in studies using ultrasound in RMDs. This checklist, if widely adopted by authors and editors, will greatly improve the interpretability of study development and results, including the assessment of validity, generalisability and applicability.