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Table 3 Description of GUS-7 findings

From: The added value of musculoskeletal ultrasound to clinical evaluation in the treatment decision of rheumatoid arthritis outpatients: physician experience matters

Synovitis

 N° (%) of patients with synovitis in ≥ 1 joint (grey scale)

84 (98.8)

 (Mean ± SD) N° of joints/patient with synovitis (grey scale)a

3.2 ± 1.5

 N° (%) of patients with grade 1 synovitisa

24 (28.6)

 N° (%) of patients with grade 2 synovitisa

43 (51.2)

 N° (%) of patients with grade 3 synovitisa

19 (22.6)

 N° (%) of patients with synovitis (greys scale) and PD activitya

19 (22.6)

 (Mean ± SD) N° of joints/patient with synovitis and PD activitya

1.6 ± 1

Tenosynovitis

 N° (%) of patients with tenosynovitis

25 (29.4)

 (Mean ± SD) N° of tendons/patient with tenosynovitis (grey scale)b

1.5 ± 0.7

 N° (%) of patients with tenosynovitis and PD activityb

3 (12.2)

 (Mean ± SD) N° of tendons/patient with tenosynovitis and PD activityb

2 ± 1

Erosions

 N° (%) of patients with erosions (in ≥ 1 joint)

33 (33.8)

 (Mean ± SD) N° of joints/patient with erosionsc

1.6 ± 1

  1. GUS-7 German ultrasound score on 7 joints, Number, SD Standard deviation, PD Power Doppler
  2. aAmong 84 patients with synovitis in at least 1 joint
  3. bAmong 25 patients with synovitis in at least 1 joint
  4. cAmong 33 patients with at least one erosion in at least 1 joint