Ultrasonography
‘Concerning finding’: Rheumatologists lack time for billing musculoskeletal ultrasound
Although most rheumatologists trained in musculoskeletal ultrasound bill for their imaging work, a “concerning” number fail to do so due to time constraints and poor reimbursement, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
‘It’s going to be imaging’: MRI, ultrasound to streamline giant cell arteritis diagnosis
SAN DIEGO — Imaging techniques are poised to streamline the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in the United States, after gaining traction elsewhere, according to a speaker at the 2024 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.
Forefoot ‘can be omitted’ when using ultrasound to predict rheumatoid arthritis
Forefoot ultrasound adds little value when attempting to predict rheumatoid arthritis in patients with clinically suspect arthralgia, as positive findings there are “rare” without accompanying inflammation in the hands, according to data.
Top in women’s health: Racial disparities in cancer detection, early death rates
Rates of early death from gynecologic cancers were higher among Black women compared with women of other races and ethnicities, recent data show.
Transvaginal ultrasonography unreliable in identifying endometrial cancer for Black women
Transvaginal ultrasonography triage resulted in misclassification for more than one in 10 Black women, suggesting it is not a reliable strategy to identify Black women at risk for endometrial cancer, according to a diagnostic study.
Giant cell arteritis diagnoses made via temporal artery ultrasound maintained at 2 years
All diagnoses of giant cell arteritis made through temporal artery ultrasound were unchanged at 1 month — and at 2 years, for those with available data — in a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nearly 70% of VA rheumatology chiefs want more point-of-care ultrasound training
Most rheumatology groups at VA medical centers reported having at least one provider using point-of-care ultrasound, while 69% of VA rheumatology chiefs of staff expressed interest in more training for their team, according to data.
IVUS guidance bests angiography guidance in PCI for acute coronary syndrome
ATLANTA — Intravascular ultrasound-guided PCI lowered risk for target vessel failure vs. an angiography-guided approach for patients with acute coronary syndrome, a speaker reported.
Ultrasound-guided angioplasty beneficial in symptomatic peripheral artery disease
ATLANTA — IVUS-guided angioplasty was superior to an angiography-guided approach for improving immediate procedural outcomes and 12-month patency in patients with symptomatic femoropopliteal artery disease, a speaker reported.
Prediction tool combining clinical probability, ultrasound confirms GCA from mimics
A new metric reliably confirms giant cell arteritis in suspected cases by combining a validated clinical scoring tool with ultrasonography, according to data in The Lancet Rheumatology.