Musculoskeletal ultrasound as a screening-tool for rheumatoid arthritis: results of the "Rheuma-Truck" screening and awareness initiative.
Alexander LautweinBenedikt OstendorfStefan VordenbäumenAiko LiedmannRalph BrinksMario GiuliniSarah OhrndorfMarina BackhausHasan AcarOliver SanderJutta G RichterMatthias SchneiderPhilipp SewerinPublished in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2022)
Medical student driven MSUS by the 'US7 Score' can facilitate diagnosis of RA in rheumatology-screening programs due to the level of the score and the affected joints. A high rate of unknown OA signs was detected by MSUS. A mobile rheumatology office displays an opportunity to screen patients for RA and OA.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- knee osteoarthritis
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- interstitial lung disease
- high throughput
- quality improvement
- computed tomography
- systemic sclerosis
- patient reported