Inter-observer reliability of high-resolution ultrasonography in the assessment of bone erosions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Experience of an intensive dedicated training programme

Rheumatology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 373-380

  Gutierrez, Marwin ^a   Filippucci, Emilio ^a   Ruta, Santiago ^b   Salaffi, Fausto ^a   Blasetti, Patrizia ^a   di Geso, Luca ^a   Grassi, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos de La Plata   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bone erosions; High resolution ultrasonography; Inter observer reliability; Rheumatoid arthritis; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; JOB EXPERIENCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE DEMINERALIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 78751687714     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq320     Document Type: Article

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