A critical appraisal of the quality of adult musculoskeletal ultrasound guidelines using the AGREE II tool: an EuroAIM initiative

ConclusionsOverall, quality of MSK-US guidelines ranges from low to average when evaluated using the AGREE II tool. The editorial independence domain was the most critical, thus deserving more attention when developing future guidelines.Main messages• Four of five guidelines on MSK-US had an average quality level.• Scope/purpose had the highest score (71.1% ± 18.7%).• Editorial independence had the lowest score (26.3% ± 19.3%).• Interobserver agreement was very good (ranges: 0.932–0.956).

Source: Insights into Imaging - July 28, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: research