Relationship between clinically detected joint swelling and effusion diagnosed by ultrasonography in metatarsophalangeal and talocrural joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis



: Luukkainen RK, Saltyshev M, Koski JM, Huhtala HS

Publisher: CLINICAL & EXPER RHEUMATOLOGY

: 2003

: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY

: CLIN EXP RHEUMATOL

: 21

: 5

: 632

: 634

: 3

: 0392-856X


Conclusion. These preliminary results showed poor agreement between the clinical assessment of swelling and effusion detected by US in MTP and TC joints. Thus US may considerably improve the diagnosis of synovitis in patients with RA.



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