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The surveys were distributed via an online survey tool (SurveyMonkey). Simple descriptive and summary statistics were calculated from the responses.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>More than 90% of ultrasound (US) experts reported the availability of a US unit in their department. Suspicion of rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritides were the main clinical indications for performing US for diagnostic purposes. Suspicion of sacroiliitis and degenerative spine disease were the most common indications to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) for diagnostic purposes, while positron emission tomography was mainly performed to diagnose large vessel vasculitis and to investigate fever of unknown origin. The reported percentage of rheumatologists performing US was highly variable, ranging from more than 80% in 6% of countries to less than 10% in 15% of countries. The majority of experts (77%) reported that their national rheumatology societies organise musculoskeletal US courses, while courses in MRI or CT organised by the national rheumatology societies were less commonly reported (29% and 8%, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Rheumatologists in Europe utilise modern imaging techniques; however, access to the techniques and training offered is varied.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/rmdopen-2019-000950","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,6,26]],"date-time":"2019-06-26T05:47:23Z","timestamp":1561528043000},"page":"e000950","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["Implementation and role of modern musculoskeletal imaging in rheumatological practice in member countries of EULAR"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1526-4052","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Peter","family":"Mandl","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Ciechomska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology, Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"L","family":"Terslev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xenofon","family":"Baraliakos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Sankt Josefs-Krankenhaus, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany"},{"name":"Rheumatology Department, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"PG","family":"Conaghan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rheumatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5347-0060","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria Antonietta","family":"D'Agostino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rheumatology, Ambroise Par\u00e9 Hospital, APHP, Universit\u00e9 Versailles-Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Boulogne-Billancourt, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Annamaria","family":"Iagnocco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Torino, Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Conny J","family":"van der Laken","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mikkel","family":"Ostergaard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"E","family":"Naredo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundaci\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez D\u00edaz and Aut\u00f3noma University, Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,6,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025090312553116000_5.2.e000950.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nrrheum.2014.145"},{"key":"2025090312553116000_5.2.e000950.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.berh.2008.08.007"},{"key":"2025090312553116000_5.2.e000950.3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/rheumatology\/keq243"},{"key":"2025090312553116000_5.2.e000950.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/rheumatology\/ker331"},{"key":"2025090312553116000_5.2.e000950.5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"845","DOI":"10.1007\/s00296-016-3442-2","article-title":"Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in routine rheumatology practice: data from central and Eastern European countries","volume":"36","author":"Mandl","year":"2016","journal-title":"Rheumatol Int"},{"key":"2025090312553116000_5.2.e000950.6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"van Steenbergen HW , van Nies JAB , Huizinga TWJ , et al . 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