Validity, reproducibility, and responsiveness of a twelve‐joint simplified power doppler ultrasonographic assessment of joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

Naredo, Esperanza; Rodríguez, Manuel; Campos, Cristina; Manuel Rodríguez‐heredia, José; A. Medina, Julio; Giner, Emilio; Martínez, Olga; Javier Toyos, Francisco; Ruíz, Teresa; Ros, Inmaculada; Pujol, Manuel; Miquel, Xavier; García, Luz; José Aznar, Juan; Chamizo, Eugenio; Páez, Manuel; Morales, Pilar; Rueda, Amalia; Tuneu, Roser; Corominas, Hector; José de Agustín, Juan; Moragues, Carmen; Mínguez, Dolores; Willisch, Alfredo; González‐cruz, Isabel; Aragón, Angel; Iglesias, Gerardo; Armas, Carlos; Pablo valdazo, Juan; Vargas, Carmen; Calvo‐alén, Jaime; Juan‐mas, Antonio; Salvador, Georgina; Puigdollers, Angels; Galíndez, Eva; Garrido, Noemi; Salaberri, José; Raya, Enrique; Salles, Meritxell; Díaz, César; luis Cuadra, José; Garrido, Jesús; group of the spanish society of rheumatology, Ultrasound

doi:10.1002/art.23529

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Validity, reproducibility, and responsiveness of a twelve‐joint simplified power doppler ultrasonographic assessment of joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

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Esperanza Naredo

Manuel Rodríguez

Cristina Campos

Abstract

Abstract Objective To investigate the validity, reproducibility, and responsiveness of a simplified power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) assessment of joint inflammation compared with a comprehensive 44‐joint PDUS assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who started therapy with a biologic a...

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