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Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Rheumatic Disease in the Elderly

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Ultrasound (US) has become a powerful tool that is commonly used in rheumatology. This chapter summarizes its utility in the identification and diagnosis of several common rheumatologic conditions in elderly patients including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis (SpA), polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), giant cell arthritis (GCA), and crystal-induced arthropathies.

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  1. Rheumatology Unit, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

    Amir Haddad & Tal Gazitt

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Haddad, A., Gazitt, T., Zisman, D. (2020). Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Rheumatic Disease in the Elderly. In: Slobodin, G., Shoenfeld, Y. (eds) Rheumatic Disease in Geriatrics . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44234-7_12

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