@article{1434458,
      recid = {1434458},
      author = {Ben-Artzi, Ami, and Kaeley, Gurjit S., and Ranganath,  Veena K.,},
      title = {Ultrasound scoring of joint synovitis : objective  quantification of articular inflammation /},
      pages = {1 online resource (viii, 213 pages) :},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {A common manifestation of many autoimmune diseases is  joint inflammation. The degree of inflammation of the  joints is often used as a metric of disease activity.  Assessing disease activity has diagnostic, therapeutic, and  prognostic implications. Inflammation of the joints is  often used as a proxy for inflammation in other tissue, and  assessing this inflammation has implications for the health  of numerous organs in in the body. Currently, physicians  use palpation of joints to assess for joint inflammation.  This method, while accessible and easy to apply, is lacking  in precision. Ultrasound has also been used to assess for  joint inflammation for over 20 years, but applying  ultrasound technology has proved challenging. There is lack  of agreement on optimal joint view, which joints should be  examined in which disease, and how inflammation should be  graded. Various scanning protocols and grading schemes have  been proposed, but each has its strengths and weaknesses.  Ultrasound Scoring of Joint Synovitis is based off the work  of three authors who tackled the limitations of  contemporary inflammation scoring systems, and developed an  ultrasound-based inflammation scoring system which can be  applied with consistency and reproducibility. In their  research, the authors scanned thousands of joints and spent  thousands of hours discussing the scans. They produced a  scoring system which will allow the user of the atlas to  grade joint inflammation in a way that is less subjective  and more reproducible than the current systems used.  Objective descriptions allow the user to quantify  sonographic signs of joint inflammation with an intentional  bias for the more clinically relevant features of  ultrasound pathology. For students of musculoskeletal  ultrasound, the book offers detailed descriptions of the  sonographic appearance of every level of joint  inflammation. For researchers, the book, and the system  laid out in the book, are truly state-of-the-art and will  enable better precision in research and clinical care of  patients with joint inflammation.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1434458},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43272-0},
}