Objectives: This study aims to develop an automatic deep-learning algorithm, which is
based on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), for ultrasound informative-image …

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease characterized by erosive
symmetrical polyarthritis. Bone and cartilage are the main joint targets of this disease …

Greyscale ultrasound (US) imaging method is usually used to assess synovitis in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical practice. This four-grade scoring system depends highly …

Ultrasonography (US) has become a valuable imaging tool for the examination of the
musculoskeletal system. It provides important diagnostic information and it can also be very …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can result in considerable
disability and pain. The metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint is the most common diseased …

Background Ultrasound is widely used for image-guided therapy (IGT) in many surgical
fields, thanks to its various advantages, such as portability, lack of radiation and real-time …

Objective To evaluate if an automatic classification of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
metacarpophalangeal joint conditions in ultrasound images is feasible by deep learning …

Objective To develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model able to perform both segmentation
of hand joint ultrasound images for osteophytes, bone, and synovium and perform …

The grading evaluation of metacarpophalangeal rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ultrasonic images
is a diagnostic challenge that heavily relies on the expertise of trained sonographers. This …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that causes pain, swelling and stiffness
in joints. Nowadays, ultrasound (US) has undergone an increasing role in RA screening …