Title

ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Radiology

Publication Date

2017-05-01

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Musculoskeletal Diseases | Radiology | Rheumatology

Abstract

Evaluation for suspected inflammatory arthritis as a cause for chronic extremity joint pain often relies on imaging. This review first discusses the characteristic osseous and soft tissue abnormalities seen with inflammatory arthritis and how they may be imaged. It is essential that imaging results are interpreted in the context of clinical and serologic results to add specificity as there is significant overlap of imaging findings among the various types of arthritis. This review provides recommendations for imaging evaluation of specific types of inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, gout, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease (or pseudogout), and erosive osteoarthritis. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer-reviewed journals and the application of well-established methodologies (RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where evidence is lacking or equivocal, expert opinion may supplement the available evidence to recommend imaging or treatment.

Keywords

AUC, Appropriate Use Criteria, Appropriateness Criteria, MRI, arthritis, extremity, radiography, ultrasound

DOI of Published Version

10.1016/j.jacr.2017.02.006

Source

J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 May;14(5S):S81-S89. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.02.006. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR

Comments

Full author list omitted for brevity. For the full list of authors, see article.

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PubMed ID

28473097

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