Ultrasound of the forefeet besides the hands in patients at risk for rheumatoid arthritis: is it worth the effort? A longitudinal cohort study.
Edwin H G OeiEdwin H G OeiAnnemiek WillemzePascal Hendrik Pieter de JongAnnette H M van der Helm van MilElise van MulligenPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2024)
The forefeet can be omitted when US is used for the prediction of RA-development in CSA patients. This is due to the finding that subclinical joint-inflammation in the forefeet without concomitant inflammation in the hands is infrequent.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- oxidative stress
- prognostic factors
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- ankylosing spondylitis
- interstitial lung disease
- patient reported
- ultrasound guided
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- contrast enhanced ultrasound