Ultraschall Med 2022; 43(03): 252-273
DOI: 10.1055/a-1640-9183
Guidelines & Recommendations

The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – Part II: Joint Pathologies, Pediatric Applications, and Guided Procedures

EFSUMB-Leitlinien und -Empfehlungen für den muskuloskelettalen Ultraschall – Teil II: Gelenkpathologien, pädiatrische Anwendungen und geführte Verfahren
Esperanza Naredo
1   Department of Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
,
Sebastián C. Rodriguez-Garcia
2   Rheumatology Department, La Princesa University Hospital, Princesa Health Research Institute, Madrid, Spain
,
Lene Terslev
3   Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
,
Carlo Martinoli
4   Department of Health Science – DISSAL, University of Genova, Italy
5   UO Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
,
Andrea Klauser
6   Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Section Head Rheumatology and Sports Imaging, Innsbruck, Austria
,
Wolfgang Hartung
7   Clinic for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic, Bad Abbach, Germany
,
Hilde B. Hammer
8   Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
,
Vito Cantisani
9   Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomo-pathological Sciences, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
,
Federico Zaottini
4   Department of Health Science – DISSAL, University of Genova, Italy
5   UO Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
,
Violeta Vlad
10   Sf. Maria Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Bucharest, Romania
,
Jacqueline Uson
11   Department of Rheumatology Hospital Universitario Móstoles, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
,
Plamen Todorov
12   Department of Internal Disease Propaedeutic and Clinical Rheumatology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
,
Christian Tesch
13   Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Praxis, Hamburg, Germany
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Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska
14   Department of Radiology, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland
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Paolo Simoni
15   Paediatric Imaging Department, “Reine Fabiola” Childrenʼs University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium 
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Oana Serban
16   2nd Internal Medicine Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
,
Luca Maria Sconfienza
17   IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano Italy
18   Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
,
Xavier Sala-Blanch
19   Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Clinic, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
,
Athena Plagou
20   Ultrasound Unit, Private Radiological Institution, Athens, Greece
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Riccardo Picasso
4   Department of Health Science – DISSAL, University of Genova, Italy
5   UO Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
,
Levent Özçakar
21   Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
,
Aurelie Najm
22   Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
,
Ingrid Möller
23   Instituto Poal de Reumatologia Barcelona, EULAR Working Group Anatomy for the Image, University of Barcelona, International University of Catalunya, Spain
,
Mihaela Micu
24   Rheumatology Division, 2nd Rehabilitation Department, Rehabilitation Clinical Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Dolores Mendoza-Cembranos
25   Department of Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz.Madrid, Spain
,
Peter Mandl
26   Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Clara Malattia
27   UOC Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
,
Manuela Lenghel
28   Radiology Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
,
Jens Kessler
29   Department of Anaesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
,
Gabriella Iohom
30   Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Cork University Hospital and University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
,
Javier de la Fuente
31   Orthopedic Department, Clinica Pakea de Mutualia, San Sebastián, Spain. 
,
Maria Antonietta DʼAgostino
32   Istituto di Reumatologia Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, UOC Reumatologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Paz Collado
33   Rheumatology Department, Transitional Care Clinic, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain
,
Angel Bueno
34   Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
,
David Bong
23   Instituto Poal de Reumatologia Barcelona, EULAR Working Group Anatomy for the Image, University of Barcelona, International University of Catalunya, Spain
,
Fernando Alfageme
35   Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
,
Diana Bilous
16   2nd Internal Medicine Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
,
Roxana Gutiu
16   2nd Internal Medicine Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
,
Anamaria Marian
16   2nd Internal Medicine Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
,
Michael Pelea
16   2nd Internal Medicine Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
,
Daniela Fodor
16   2nd Internal Medicine Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Abstract

The second part of the Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS), produced under the auspices of EFSUMB, following the same methodology as for Part 1, provides information and recommendations on the use of this imaging modality for joint pathology, pediatric applications, and musculoskeletal ultrasound-guided procedures. Clinical application, practical points, limitations, and artifacts are described and discussed for every joint or procedure. The document is intended to guide clinical users in their daily practice.

Zusammenfassung

Der zweite Teil der Leitlinien und Empfehlungen für den muskuloskelettalen Ultraschall (MSUS), der unter der Schirmherrschaft der EFSUMB erstellt wurde, folgt der gleichen Methodik wie Teil 1 und enthält Informationen und Empfehlungen zum Einsatz dieses bildgebenden Verfahrens in der Gelenkpathologie, bei pädiatrischen Anwendungen und bei muskuloskelettalen ultraschallgeführten Verfahren. Klinische Anwendung, praktische Aspekte, Limitationen und Artefakte werden für jedes Gelenk oder Verfahren beschrieben und diskutiert. Dieses Dokument soll den klinischen Anwendern in ihrer täglichen Praxis als Leitfaden dienen.



Publication History

Received: 24 March 2021

Accepted: 07 August 2021

Article published online:
03 November 2021

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