Ultrasonography

ATLANTA — Data from a 2-year, randomized controlled trial presented here demonstrate that using ultrasound findings to guide early rheumatoid arthritis treatment strategy did not reduce MRI inflammation or result in less structural damage.

Sjögren’s syndrome, sarcoidosis and systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis all share common features when analyzed through salivary gland ultrasound, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Clinical examination with focused cardiac ultrasonography had greater sensitivity to identify patients with left ventricular dysfunction and mitral or aortic valve disease compared with clinical assessment alone, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.