TY - JOUR T1 - Is there a preferred method for scoring activity of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis? JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 871 LP - 873 VL - 34 IS - 4 AU - Désirée van der Heijde AU - Robert Landewé AU - Kay-Geert Hermann AU - Martin Rudwaleit AU - Mikkel Østergaard AU - Ans Oostveen AU - Phil O'Connor AU - Walter P Maksymowych AU - Robert G Lambert AU - Cédric Lukas AU - Anne Grethe Jurik AU - Maarten Boers AU - Xenofon Baraliakos AU - Jürgen Braun AU - ASAS/OMERACT MRI in AS Working Group Y1 - 2007/04/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/34/4/871.abstract N2 - This report summarizes the discussion during a module update at OMERACT 8 on scoring methods for activity in the spine on magnetic resonance imaging. The conclusion was that the 3 available scoring methods are all very good with respect to discrimination and feasibility: the Ankylosing Spondylitis spine MRI score for activity (ASspiMRI-a), the Berlin method (a modification of the ASspiMRI-a), and the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Magnetic Resonance Imaging Index for Assessment of Spinal Inflammation in AS (SPARCC). All 3 methods were judged to be similar with respect to responsiveness and discrimination, although the differences in between-reader intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were judged to be relevant (the SPARCC method provided consistently higher ICC). The Berlin and SPARCC methods were preferred most frequently. The development of a new method combining the best elements of all methods is an additional possibility. ER -