W. Grassi

Labial capillary microscopy in systemic sclerosis.

Grassi, W, Core, P, Carlino, G, Blasetti, P, Cervini, M

OBJECTIVES--To investigate whether in vivo capillary microscopy of the lower lip mucosa can be used to assess microvascular disease in systemic sclerosis. METHODS--Thirteen patients with systemic...

Increased capillary permeability in systemic sclerosis: help or hindrance?

Grassi, W, Core, P, Cervini, C

Morbus coxae senilis

Grassi, W, Cervini, C

Ultrasonography in rheumatology: an evolving technique

GRASSI, W., CERVINI, C.

Synovitis of small joints: sonographic guided diagnostic and therapeutic approach

Grassi, W., Lamanna, G., Farina, A., Cervini, C.

OBJECTIVE—The aim of this pictorial essay is to describe the sonographic guided approach to investigation and local injection therapy of a small joint in a patient with psoriatic arthritis...

Ultrasonography in the evaluation of bone erosions

Grassi, W, Filippucci, E, Farina, A, Salaffi, F, Cervini, C

OBJECTIVE—To demonstrate the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasonography in depicting erosions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and to compare sonographic and radiographic...

Guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology

Backhaus, M, Burmester, G, Gerber, T, Grassi, W, Machold, K, Swen, W, ...

Sonographic erosions of the rheumatoid little toe

KLOCKE, R, GLEW, D, COX, N, BLAKE, D, GRASSI, W, FILIPPUCCI, E, ...

Power Doppler sonography in the assessment of synovial tissue of the knee joint in rheumatoid arthritis: a preliminary experience

Carotti, M, Salaffi, F, Manganelli, P, Salera, D, Simonetti, B, Grassi, W

Objective: To investigate the intra-articular vascularisation of the synovial pannus in the knee of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with power Doppler ultrasonography (PDS) and an echo...

Power Doppler sonography: synovial tissue assessment in RA

Hrycaj, P, Lacki, J, Carotti, M, Simonetti, B, Salera, D, Salaffi, F, ...

Sonographic training in rheumatology: a self teaching approach

Filippucci, E, Unlu, Z, Farina, A, Grassi, W

Methods: The novice was given short general training (two hours) by an experienced sonographer focusing on the approach to the ultrasound equipment, and asked to obtain the best sonographic images of...

Grey scale and power Doppler sonographic changes induced by intra-articular steroid injection treatment

Filippucci, E, Farina, A, Carotti, M, Salaffi, F, Grassi, W

Methods: 20 patients with clinically active synovitis of a small joint unresponsive to systemic drug treatment underwent a sonographic guided intralesional injection with triamcinolone acetonide....

Interobserver reliability of rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasonography: results from a EULAR "Train the trainers" course

Scheel, A, Schmidt, W, Hermann, K, Bruyn, G, D'Agostino, M, Grassi, W, ...

Objective: To evaluate the interobserver reliability among 14 experts in musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) and to determine the overall agreement about the US results compared with magnetic...