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Found 36 result(s) FROM 1963 pages containing the term 'ultrasound'.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2009
Cooling RA Skin May Slightly Shift Doppler US
Cooling (but not warming) the skin has a modest effect on ultrasound Doppler measurements in RA...
Thursday Oct 01, 2009
MRI Can Show Joint Damage in Early Gout
For patients with gout but normal plain radiographs, MRI is more sensitive than ultrasound for detecting early gout, but what to do with that information is unclear...
Wednesday Jun 24, 2009
RA Rituxan Response Seen Best with High Res US
High resolution grey-scale ultrasonography may help rheumatologists measure response to rituximab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients...
Wednesday May 13, 2009
Persistent Sore Ankle Might Be Damaged Tendon
Physicians should consider peroneal tendon injury in patients with refractory lateral ankle pain...
Tuesday Mar 31, 2009
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
Cumulative radiation exposure from CT scans can raise cancer risk by up to 12%...
Monday Mar 30, 2009
Hyaluronic Acid Not Useful in Hip OA
A single injection of hyaluronic acid was no better than placebo for hip OA...
Wednesday Dec 10, 2008
US-Guided Synvisc, Steroids Ease Inoperable Shoulders
Ultrasound-guided hyaluronic acid and steroid offer an alternative for inoperable shoulder impingement syndrome and arthrosynovitis...
Monday Dec 08, 2008
Say Goodbye to Plantar Fasciitis After 15-Minute Treatment
Combining an ultrasound-guided dry needling technique with steroid injection is 95% effective at relieving plantar fasciitis within 3 weeks...
Thursday Oct 09, 2008
Rheumatologists Usually on Target With Intra-Articular Injections, Even Without Ultrasound
New research shows that blind intra-articular injections (IAIs) in rheumatoid arthritis patients, done without ultrasound guidance, are accurate when performed by a trained rheumatologist. Blind injections into the ankle are the most unreliable, at 77% accuracy...
Monday Aug 18, 2008
Power Doppler Ultrasound Measures Response to TNF-blockers in RA
Power doppler ultrasonographic monitoring may help measure response to TNF-blockers as well as predict X-ray progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients…
Thursday Jul 03, 2008
Heel Ultrasound Improves Osteoporosis Diagnosis
A heel quantitative ultrasound coupled with an assessment of specific osteoporosis-related risk factors in patients can help doctors predict fracture risk and decide who would need further screening with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)…
Tuesday Jul 01, 2008
Heel Ultrasound Helps Detect Fracture Risk
Researchers were able to assess which women are at a higher risk of hip fracture by combining the results of a heel ultrasound with known risk factors for osteoporotic fractures…
Wednesday Jun 04, 2008
Case Series Adds Support for Routine PET in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Routine PET might be a useful option in patients with steroid-resistant polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)...
Thursday Apr 24, 2008
S. pyogenes-Linked New-Onset Childhood Arthritis Differs in Severity, Duration, from Other Types
Up to 35% of children with new-onset arthritis test positive for S. pyogenes and have a different disease course than children with other forms of inflammatory arthritis; they do not need routine cardiology follow-up, according to a population-based study...
Wednesday Apr 09, 2008
TMJ in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis May Require MRI for Diagnosis, But it Can Heal
TMJ damage in children with JIA can resolve with actual healing of the damaged condyles once the underlying disease is controlled, but MRI might be required to diagnosis the jaw disorder...
Monday Mar 31, 2008
CRP, Anti-CCP, Ultrasound Can Predict Which RA Patients Need Early, Aggressive Treatment to Stave Off Rapid Progression
RA patients with rapidly progressing disease will benefit most from aggressive early treatment with biologics and can be identified using markers such as CRP, anti-CCP, and ultrasound evidence of joint erosion...
Thursday Mar 27, 2008
Anacor’s Phase IIa Psoriasis Trial of AN2728 Achieves Primary, Secondary Endpoints
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc announced positive results from a phase IIa clinical trial of AN2728, a boron-containing inhibitor of phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4), in patients with psoriasis...
Thursday Jan 03, 2008
Practice Tips: Using Color or Power Doppler Ultrasound in Rheumatology
Danish researchers have proposed settings for Doppler ultrasound (US) designed to improve detection of inflammation, visualized as hyperemia in locations such as the synovial membrane...
Thursday Dec 13, 2007
MRI Bone Edema Shows Differences, Similarities in RA and OA
MRI bone edema predicts radiographic progression in RA and correlates with pain in OA...
Thursday Sep 27, 2007
Panel Issues New Guidelines for Use of Imaging in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Although standard X-rays are essential for diagnosis and MRI may help diagnose early cases before radiographic damage develops, no form of imaging is yet useful for monitoring response to treatment or for routine monitoring of disease progression in AS, experts say...
Wednesday Sep 26, 2007
Wanted: Lupus Patients for Clinical Trials
The lupus therapeutic landscape is changing slowly but dramatically, and more patients are needed to help speed the development of new drugs…
Wednesday Aug 22, 2007
PsA Patients May Benefit From Statin Therapy
New research linking PsA with subclinical atherosclerosis may point to a potential role for statin therapy in these patients…Gonzalez-Juanatey C, et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2007;57:1074-1080.
Friday Aug 17, 2007
Mayo Researchers Shake, Blast Biofilms to ID Bacteria Infecting Joint Prostheses
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new test that identifies organisms infecting joint prostheses more accurately than sampling tissue around the joint at the time of resection...Trampuz A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2007;357:654-663.
Tuesday May 15, 2007
Echorheumatology: Will Growing Interest in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Result in a New Subspecialty?
UK rheumatologists sound off on some of the barriers to in-office ultrasonography...
Thursday Apr 05, 2007
More Evidence Points Toward Safety of Anti-TNF Drugs During Pregnancy
Three recent case reports add to an accumulating body of evidence that the TNF-blockers are safe during pregnancy, but one new report is far from the final word on the issue...
Monday Mar 19, 2007
Joint Damage Continues in Some RA Patients Despite Sustained Clinical Remission
Radiologic damage may progress in some RA patients who meet standard criteria for clinical remission. This radiologic damage is independent of joint inflammation, and absence of progression should be added to remission criteria in RA...
Tuesday Mar 13, 2007
Experts Hope Ultrasound and MRI Will Get More Gout Patients Into Treatment
In-office ultrasonography and greater use of MRI might improve gout diagnosis, simplify monitoring of response to urate-lowering therapy, and inspire more aggressive use of hypouricemic agents...
Thursday Mar 08, 2007
Mayo Clinic Study Suggests that Steroids Raise CV Risk Only in RF-Positive Patients
Steroid exposure increases CV risk in RA patients who were RF-positive, but not in patients RF-negative, Mayo Clinic researchers conclude...
Thursday Feb 22, 2007
Study Supports Intra-Articular Steroid Injections for Hip OA
Steroid injections in the hip to treat hip OA were effective in an uncontrolled pilot study and should be studied in randomized, controlled trials...
Wednesday Dec 13, 2006
RA Remission Often Accompanied by Silent Synovitis
The majority of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who meet ACR remission criteria still have synovitis detectable on MRI or ultrasound...
Tuesday Jun 27, 2006
Ultrasound Recommended for Long-Term Monitoring of RA Treatment Response
Ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surpass conventional radiography for detecting clinical improvement and regression of synovitis in RA finger joints, and musculoskeletal US provides the most cost-effective routine monitoring of disease activity and treatment response. Scheel AK, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006;65:595–600.
Monday Jun 19, 2006
EULAR Issues First Gout Guidelines in Advance of Annual Meeting
The EULAR Gout Task Force has issued a two-part set of evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of gout... Zhang W, et al. Ann Rheum Dis [serial online]; 17 May 2006.
Monday Jun 19, 2006
Ultrasound Recommended for Long-Term Monitoring of RA Treatment Response
Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging surpass conventional radiography for detecting clinical improvement and regression of synovitis in RA finger joints, and musculoskeletal ultrasound likely provides the most cost-effective routine monitoring of disease activity and treatment response... Scheel AK, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006;65:595-600.
Thursday May 25, 2006
Hyperosmolar Dextrose Sweetens Chronic Tendinosis
Ultrasound-guided hyperosmolar dextrose injections into tendon relieve chronic tendinosis... Maxwell NJ, Ryan M, Taunton JE, Wong A. Presented at: American Roentgen Ray Society 106th Annual Meeting; April 30–May 5; Vancouver, BC. Abstract 172.
Thursday Jan 20, 2005
New Bone Imaging Technology May Give DEXA a Run for Its Money on Earth -- and in Space
New ultrasound bone imaging device, which measures bone strength and rate of bone loss as well as bone density, could become the standard for osteoporosis assessment... National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Houston, Texas.
Monday Sep 20, 2004
Image-Guided Needle Placement's Contribution to Outcomes Questioned
Although image guidance improves the accuracy of needle placement, the practice has not been proven to improve outcomes. (Hall S, Buchbinder R. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004;63:1007-1008.)
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