Table 3 Summary of the average of domain scores of MSK-US guidelines according to AGREE II
Guideline Title | Domain 1 | Domain 2 | Domain 3 | Domain 4 | Domain 5 | Domain 6 | Total score mean (SD) | Overall quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Musculoskeletal ultrasound: technical guidelines [11] | 73.6%* (acceptable) | 62.5%* (acceptable) | 9.9% (very low) | 83.3% * (good) | 30.2% (very low) | 25.0% (very low) | 47.4% (29.7%) | Average |
Clinical indications for musculoskeletal ultrasound: a Delphi-based consensus paper of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology [1] | 87.5% * (good) | 58.3% (low) | 74.5% * (acceptable) | 87.5% * (good) | 31.3% (very low) | 58.3% (low) | 66.2% (21.5%) | Average |
Guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology [14] | 38.9% (very low) | 41.7% (very low) | 14.6% * (very low) | 61.1% * (acceptable) | 51.0% (low) | 8.3% (very low) | 35.9% (20.6%) | Low |
AIUM Practice Parameter for the Performance of a MSK US Examination [12] | 76.4% * (acceptable) | 63.9% * (acceptable) | 30.2% (very low) | 70.8%* (acceptable) | 55.2% (low) | 14.6% (very low) | 51.9% (24.4%) | Average |
ACR–AIUM–SPR-SRU Practice Parameter for the Performance of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Examination [13] | 79.2% * (acceptable) | 61.1% * (acceptable) | 34.4% (very low) | 66.7% * (acceptable) | 63.5% * (acceptable) | 25.0% (very low) | 55.0% (20.8%) | Average |
Total domain score; mean (SD) | 71.1% (18.7%) (acceptable) | 57.5% (9.1%) (low) | 32.7% (25.5%) (very low) | 73.9% (11.2%) (acceptable) | 46.3% (14.9%) (low) | 26.3% (19.3%) (very low) |