Becoming a musculoskeletal ultrasonographer

Naredo, Esperanza; Bijlsma, J. W. J.

doi:10.1016/j.berh.2008.12.008

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“…This implies an organizing effort involving clinical and instrumental procedures that may foster a rapid diagnosis followed by immediate therapeutic decisions. This may avoid additional hospital visits, prolonged patient pain, and persistent absence from work (16, 17).…”

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Impact of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in an Outpatient Rheumatology Clinic

Micu¹,

Alcalde²,

Sáenz³

et al. 2013

Arthritis Care & Research

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Results. Of 60 patients (67 anatomic areas), MSUS was considered as necessary after clinical examination in 39 patients (65%), totaling 43 anatomic areas (64.17%). An overall change of the initial clinical diagnosis was present in 60% of the anatomic areas (P ‫؍‬ 0.0175). In all of the anatomic areas (100%), the new diagnosis was more objective and detailed. An overall change of the initial systemic therapy was present in 25% of anatomic areas (P ‫؍‬ 0.0014) and in 36% of anatomic areas (P ‫؍‬ 0.095) for local therapy. A guided diagnostic aspiration was decided to be performed in 15% of anatomic areas and a guided therapeutic injection in 22% of anatomic areas. Conclusion. Enhanced information obtained by MSUS evaluation leads to changes, with a significant impact on the initial diagnosis and treatment strategy designed after clinical examination.

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Impact of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in an Outpatient Rheumatology Clinic

Micu¹,

Alcalde²,

Sáenz³

et al. 2013

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“…Die EULAR ("European League Against Rheumatism") hat die Inhalte und den Aufbau von Ausbildungskursen für Rheumatologen erarbeitet und publiziert [1,2,3]. In den jeweiligen Kursen werden theoretische Inhalte vermittelt und praktische Übungen durchgeführt.…”

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“…Unter "Diverses" findet sich die Darstellung weniger häufig untersuchter Gelenke wie das Kiefergelenk, das Sakroiliakalge- [1]. Inhalte und Aufbau praktischer Kurse in der Ausbildung wurden publiziert [1,2,3]. Neu ist, dass mit dem nun entwickelten Lern-Tool ein -unter Anwendung international anerkannter Richtlinien (SGUM, EULAR, ESSR, OMERACT-Definitionen und SONAR) für Schweizer Ärzte in Ausoder Weiterbildung -die anatomischen Leitstrukturen und häufig anzutreffende Pathologien [12,13,14,15,16] umfassendes Lernprogramm zusammengestellt wurde.…”

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Webbasiertes Lernen in der Sonographie des Bewegungsapparates

Tamborrini¹,

Krebs²,

Michel³

et al. 2011

Z. Rheumatol.

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Education and training in musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) comprises attendance at theoretical and practical courses and independent study. Web-based learning as a novel teaching method has previously been described. The present study summarizes normal and pathological findings in a web-based approach using widely accepted guidelines. In a prospective study over a period of 3 years normal and pathological images of the musculoskeletal system have been documented and catalogued. Overall 1240 ultrasound images and 183 ultrasound videos were collected. A total of 14.4% were normal and 85.6% were pathological MSUS findings; 61% concerned the upper extremity, while 39% were images and videos of the lower limbs. The most captured conditions included synovitis (33.3%), pathologies of the tendons e.g., tenosynovitis or tendinosis (19.6%) and normal findings (14.4%). The most represented diseases were rheumatoid arthritis (20%), calcium deposition disease (8.2%), gout (7.1%) and osteoarthritis (6.9%). The images and videos were edited and integrated in a web-based tool.

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“…Combining clinical findings, a strong understanding of the immunobiology of rheumatic diseases, and the potential for real‐time dynamic imaging makes the use of MSUS a powerful addition to the diagnostic skills of the rheumatology provider. Applications of MSUS include the diagnosis of inflammatory and noninflammatory rheumatic disease, the assessment of an individual's response to treatment, and guidance for procedures () (Table ).…”

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