ACR Report Outlines Reasonable Use of Ultrasound in Rheumatology

More importantly, the recommendations stress the need for establishing benchmarks for determining proficiency of MSUS use by rheumatologists. “My strong expectation is that there will eventually be a certification standard,” Dr. McAlindon says. “The first question was whether it’s reasonable to be doing this, and the broad answer now is ‘yes.’ So, the next questions are, how do we make sure people are trained, how do we integrate training into our fellowship programs, and how do we show that this is a worthwhile endeavor? These are all downstream questions.”

Kathy Holliman is a medical journalist based in New Jersey.

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McAlindon T, Kissin E, Nazarian L, et al. American College of Rheumatology report on reasonable use of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in rheumatology clinical practice. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012;64:1625-1786.

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