New Guidance Proposed for Ultrasound in Psoriatic & Rheumatoid Arthritis

The ACR places a high priority on developing relevant, practical guidance for the rheumatology community. A current ACR project on musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) will be discussed in the ACR Convergence 2024 session, Proposed ACR Guidance for Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis, on Saturday, Nov. 16.

In the session, Veena K. Ranganath, MD, MS, a clinical professor in the UCLA Department of Medicine/Computational Medicine within the Division of Rheumatology, will discuss the methodology used to develop the guidance.

Catherine Bakewell, MD, RhMSUS, who is active in research, including projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), focusing on musculoskeletal ultrasound, will discuss the proposed guidance for MSUS related to psoriatic arthritis.

Watch this space for a report on this first look at the proposed recommendations following the meeting.