Research ArticleArticle
Methodologies for Semiquantitative Evaluation of Hip Osteoarthritis by Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Approaches Based on the Whole Organ and Focused on Active Lesions
Jacob L. Jaremko, Robert G.W. Lambert, Veronika Zubler, Ulrich Weber, Damien Loeuille, Frank W. Roemer, Jolanda Cibere, Marcus Pianta, David Gracey, Philip Conaghan, Mikkel Ostergaard and Walter P. Maksymowych
The Journal of Rheumatology November 2013, jrheum.131082; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.131082
Jacob L. Jaremko
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Robert G.W. Lambert
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Veronika Zubler
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Ulrich Weber
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Damien Loeuille
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Frank W. Roemer
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Jolanda Cibere
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Marcus Pianta
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
David Gracey
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Philip Conaghan
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Mikkel Ostergaard
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
Walter P. Maksymowych
From the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology and Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois, Vandoeuvre, France; Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Quantitative Imaging Center (QIC), Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. J.L. Jaremko, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; R.G.W. Lambert, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; V. Zubler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital; U. Weber, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital; D. Loeuille, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de NANCY-Brabois; F.W. Roemer, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum Augsburg and QIC, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine; J. Cibere, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; M. Pianta, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital; D. Gracey, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal Lead) Radiology Department, Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust; P. Conaghan, MD, FRACP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. Address correspondence to Dr. Jaremko, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. E-mail: jjaremko@ualberta.ca.
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Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
Methodologies for Semiquantitative Evaluation of Hip Osteoarthritis by Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Approaches Based on the Whole Organ and Focused on Active Lesions
Jacob L. Jaremko, Robert G.W. Lambert, Veronika Zubler, Ulrich Weber, Damien Loeuille, Frank W. Roemer, Jolanda Cibere, Marcus Pianta, David Gracey, Philip Conaghan, Mikkel Ostergaard, Walter P. Maksymowych
The Journal of Rheumatology Nov 2013, jrheum.131082; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131082
Methodologies for Semiquantitative Evaluation of Hip Osteoarthritis by Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Approaches Based on the Whole Organ and Focused on Active Lesions
Jacob L. Jaremko, Robert G.W. Lambert, Veronika Zubler, Ulrich Weber, Damien Loeuille, Frank W. Roemer, Jolanda Cibere, Marcus Pianta, David Gracey, Philip Conaghan, Mikkel Ostergaard, Walter P. Maksymowych
The Journal of Rheumatology Nov 2013, jrheum.131082; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131082