Research ArticleArticle
Whole-body Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Inflammatory Arthritis: Systematic Literature Review and First Steps Toward Standardization and an OMERACT Scoring System
Mikkel Østergaard, Iris Eshed, Christian E. Althoff, Rene P. Poggenborg, Torsten Diekhoff, Simon Krabbe, Sabine Weckbach, Robert G.W. Lambert, Susanne J. Pedersen, Walter P. Maksymowych, Charles G. Peterfy, Jane Freeston, Paul Bird, Philip G. Conaghan and Kay-Geert A. Hermann
The Journal of Rheumatology June 2017, jrheum.161114; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161114
Mikkel Østergaard
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Iris Eshed
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Christian E. Althoff
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Rene P. Poggenborg
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Torsten Diekhoff
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Simon Krabbe
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Sabine Weckbach
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Robert G.W. Lambert
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Susanne J. Pedersen
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Walter P. Maksymowych
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Charles G. Peterfy
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Jane Freeston
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Paul Bird
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Philip G. Conaghan
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
Kay-Geert A. Hermann
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Berlin; Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA; St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia. PGC is supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, and is an employee of Spire Sciences Inc.M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; I. Eshed, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine; C.E. Althoff, MD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; R.P. Poggenborg, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; T. Diekhoff, MD, Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School; S. Krabbe, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; S. Weckbach, MD, Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg; R.G. Lambert, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta; S.J. Pedersen, MD, PhD, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; W.P. Maksymowych, MB, ChB, FRCP(C), Professor, FACP, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; J. Freeston, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, St. James’ University and Chapel Allerton Hospitals; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; P.G. Conaghan, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Arthritis Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Østergaard, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication April 26, 2017.
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