Published Texts
Musculoskeletal Sonography
Technique, Anatomy, Semeiotics and Pathological Findings in Rheumatic Diseases.
Martino, Silvestri, Grassi, Garlaschi. (Co Authors Falchi, Filippucci, Martinoli, Meenagh, Muda)
Springer- Verlag Italia 2007. ISBN -10 88-470-0518-3
Original Articles
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XLII. Assessment of hip pain in rheumatic patients: the radiologist's view. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 ;30:817-24
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XLI. Sonographic assessment of the hip in OA patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 ;30:652-7
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XL. Sonographic assessment of the hip in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 ;30:652-7
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXXIX. Sonographic assessment of the hip in fibromyalgia patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 ;30:319-21
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXXVIII. Sonographic assessment of the hip in psoriatic arthritis patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 ;30:152-5
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXXVII. Sonographic assessment of the hip in ankylosing spondylitis patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 ;30:1-5
CS injection of tenosynovitis in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis: the role of US. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Apr 26.
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXXVI. Sonographic assessment of the foot in gout patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 ;29:901-5
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXXV. Sonographic assessment of the foot in patients with osteoarthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 ;29:757-62
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXXIV. Sonographic assessment of the painful foot. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 ;29:601-3
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXXIII. Sonographic assessment of the foot in early arthritis patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 ;29:465-9
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XXXII. Sonographic assessment of the foot in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 ;29:465-9
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XXXI. Sonographic assessment of the foot in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 ;29:1-5
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXX. Sonographic assessment of the painful knee. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010 ;28:803-5
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XXIX. Sonographic assessment of the knee in patients with osteoarthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010;28:643-6
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologistXXVIII. Impact of sonographic knee joint involvement inrecent-onset inflammatory polyarthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2010 ;28:449-53
Ultrasound Imaging for the Rheumatologist. XXVII. Sonographic assessment of the knee in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2010 ;28:300-3
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XXV. Sonographic assessment of the knee in patients with gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010 ;28:2-5
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XXIV. Sonographic evaluation of wrist and hand joint and tendon involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009 ;27:897-901
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XXIII. Sonographic evaluation of hand joint involvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009 ;27:747-50
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XXII. Achilles tendon involvement in spondyloarthritis. A multi-centre study using high frequency volumetric probe. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009 ;27:547-51.
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XXI. Role of ultrasound imaging in early arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009 ;27:391-4
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XX. Sonographic assessment of hand and wrist joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison between two- and three-dimensional ultrasonography. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009; 27:197-200
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XIX. Imaging modalities in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009;27:3-6
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XVIII. Ultrasound measurements. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009;26:982-5.
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XVII. Role of colour Doppler and power Doppler. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2008 ;26:759-62
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XVI. Ultrasound-guided procedures. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2008 ;26:515-8
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XV. Ultrasound imaging in vasculitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2008 ;26:391-4
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XIV. Ultrasound imaging in connective tissue diseases. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2008 ;26:230-3
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XIII. New trends. Three-dimensional ultrasonography. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2008 ;26:1-4
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XII. Ultrasound imaging in sports medicine. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007 ;25:806-9
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist XI. Ultrasound imaging in regional pain syndromes. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007 ;25:672-5
Inter-observer agreement of standard joint counts in early rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with grey scale ultrasonography--a preliminary study. Rheumatology 2008 ;47:54-8
Etanercept in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: clinical follow-up over one year by ultrasonography. Rheumatol 2007 19; 304-5
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist X. Ultrasound imaging in crystal-related arthropathies. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007;25:513-7.
Three-dimensional power Doppler sonography in short-term therapy monitoring of rheumatoid synovitis . Rheumatology 2007 ;46:1736
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist IX. Ultrasound imaging in spondyloarthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007 ;25:349-53
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist VIII. Ultrasound imaging in osteoarthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007;25:172-75.
Level of agreement between rheumatologists on US image acquisition using a 3D volumetric probe. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007;25:116.
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist VII. Ultrasound imaging in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007;25:5-10.
E-learning in ultrasonography: a web based approach. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Feb 28; [Epub ahead of print]
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. VI. Ultrasonography of the elbow, sacroiliac, parasternal, and temporomandibular joints. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2006 Nov-Dec;24(6):617-21
"Crystal Clear"-Sonographic Assessment of Gout and Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2006; 36: 197-202
Ultrasonography in rheumatology: developing its potential in clinical practice and research. Rheumatology 2006
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. IV. Ultrasonography of the knee. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2006;24: 357-60
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. III. Ultrasonography of the hip. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2006;24: 229-32
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with anxiety and depression in fibromyalgia. Clin Rheumatol. 2006 Jul 19
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. II. Ultrasonography of the hand and wrist. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2006;24:118-22
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. I. Ultrasonography of the shoulder. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2006;24:6-11.
Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2006;24:1-5.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound training in rheumatology: The Belfast experience. Rheumatology 2006; 45:102-5
Lack of support for the presence of an osteoarthritis susceptibility locus on chromosome 6p. Arthr Rheum 2005; 52: 2040-43
The clinical effect of dietary supplementation with omega 3 fish oils with or without copper in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2004; 8: 1551-6
A randomised controlled trial of intra-articular corticosteroid injection of the carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb in osteoarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1260-3
Can diagnostic triage by general practitioners or rheumatology nurses improve the positive predictive value of referrals to early arthritis clinics? Rheumatology 2003; 31: 1093
Anti-nucleosome antibodies: utility in the diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 2003; 62: 272-3
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with cerebral SLE. Ulster Medical Journal 2003; 72: 52-4
Can triage improve the appropriateness of referrals to early arthritis clinics? IJMedSci 2002; 170 Supplement 3: 22
Unusual and memorable: An interesting case of herpes zoster in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2002; 61: 102
Debilitating knee pain in a patient with ‘normal’ knee radiographs. Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 650-2
Can rheumatologists agree on a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis in an early synovitis clinic? Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 638-9
Unusual and memorable: Atypical Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy. Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60: 313
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