Shoulder ultrasonography in the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica: a case-control study.

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Authors

Fabrizio Cantini · Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce

Carlo Salvarani

Ignazio Olivieri · Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce

Laura Niccoli · Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce

Angela Padula · Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce

Luigi Macchioni · Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce

Luigi Boiardi · Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce

Abstract

US and MRI were equally effective in confirming bilateral subacromial and subdeltoid bursitis in PMR. This finding, in view of its high sensitivity and specificity, could be used as a new diagnostic criterion for PMR.

Topics & Keywords

Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Peripheral Nerve Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 28, Issue 5, pp. 1049-55

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