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Table 1 Musculoskeletal ultrasound scores described in chronological order

From: Ultrasound and its clinical use in rheumatoid arthritis: where do we stand?

Author/reference

Year

Joint characteristic/score elements

Naredo et al. [83]

2005

12-joint (wrists, MCP, PIP, knees); GS/pD

Scheel et al. [86]

2005

Three different MCP/PIP scores; GS/pD

Loeuille et al. [87]

2006

7-joint (wrists, MCP, MTP); GS/pD

Hensch et al. [88]

2007

8-joint (MCP, MTP); GS/pD

Iagnocco et al. [89]

2008

10-joint (MCP, PIP, wrist, knee); GS/pD, tenosynovitis, bursitis, erosion

Naredo et al. [90]

2008

12-joint (elbow, wrist, MCP, knee, ankle); GS/pD, tenosynovitis, bursitis

Backhaus et al. [91]

2009

7-joint (wrist, MCP, PIP, MTP); GS/pD, tenosynovitis, erosion

Hammer et al. [92]

2010

78-joint; GS/pD

Perricone et al. [93]

2012

6-joint (wrists, second MCP and knees); synovial effusion, GS/pD

Seymour et al. [94]

2012

10-joint (MCP); GS/pD

Mendonça et al. [95]

2014

7-joint (wrists, MCP, MTF); GS/pD

Yoshimi et al. [96]

2015

8-joint (wrists, knees, MCP); pD

Aga A et al. [99]

2015

6-joint (MCP, PIP,radiocarpal, MTP, extensor carpi ulnaris); GS/pD

Aga A et al. [100]

2015

7-joint/2 tendon (MCP, PIP, radiocarpal, elbow, MTP, tibialis posterior tendon, extensor carpi ulnaris tendon); GS/pD

Janta I et al. [97]

2016

12-joint (wrist, hand,ankle,MTP); B-mode, pD, tenosynovitis

  1. GS gray scale, pD power Doppler, MCP metacarpophalangeal joint, PIP proximal interphalangeal joint, MTP metatarsophalangeal joint