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Does ultrasonography predict arthritis development in auto-antibody positive arthralgia patients?
Does ultrasonography predict arthritis development in auto-antibody positive arthralgia patients?
Ultrasonography shows potential as a diagnostic tool for subclinical arthritis in seropositive arthralgia patients, though patient-level prediction requires further refinement.
US abnormalities signal joint-level arthritis risk in seropositive arthralgia; hypothesis-generating for patient-level prediction.
US abnormalities were associated with arthritis development at joint level, although this association did not reach statistical significance at patient level. US could potentially be used as a diagnostic tool for subclinical arthritis in seropositive arthralgia patients. However, further research is necessary to improve test characteristics.
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