Research ArticleArticle
The OMERACT Rheumatoid Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scoring System: Updated Recommendations by the OMERACT MRI in Arthritis Working Group
Mikkel Østergaard, Charles G. Peterfy, Paul Bird, Frédérique Gandjbakhch, Daniel Glinatsi, Iris Eshed, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Siri Lillegraven, Pernille Bøyesen, Bo Ejbjerg, Violaine Foltz, Paul Emery, Harry K. Genant and Philip G. Conaghan
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2017, jrheum.161433; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161433
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; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 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; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 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; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Frédérique Gandjbakhch
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Daniel Glinatsi
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 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; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Espen A. Haavardsholm
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Siri Lillegraven
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Pernille Bøyesen
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Bo Ejbjerg
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Violaine Foltz
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Paul Emery
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
Harry K. Genant
From the Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 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; Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Spire Sciences Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California; Synarc Inc., San Francisco, California, USA; University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Australia; Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI, Paris, France; Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. PGC and PE are supported in part by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. M. Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Professor, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; C.G. Peterfy, MD, PhD, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Sciences Inc.; P. Bird, BMed (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI, Associate Professor, University of NSW; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; D. Glinatsi, MD, Research Fellow, COPECARE, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; I. Eshed, MD, Professor of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University; E.A. Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Bøyesen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; B. Ejbjerg, MD, PhD, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer, Slagelse Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen; V. Foltz, MD, Practicing Rheumatologist, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, APHP, Université Paris VI; P. Emery, MA, MD, FRCP, ARC Professor in Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.K. Genant, MD, FACR, FRCR, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, and Synarc Inc.; 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 Biomedical Research Centre. Address correspondence to Professor M. Østergaard, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Valdemar Hansens vej 17, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark. E-mail: mo@dadlnet.dk. Accepted for publication June 8, 2017.
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