RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force — Advances and Priorities
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1829
OP 1832
DO 10.3899/jrheum.090354
VO 36
IS 8
A1 MARIA-ANTONIETTA D’AGOSTINO
A1 PHILIP G. CONAGHAN
A1 ESPERANZA NAREDO
A1 PHILIPPE AEGERTER
A1 ANNAMARIA IAGNOCCO
A1 JANE E. FREESTON
A1 EMILIO FILIPPUCCI
A1 INGRID MOLLER
A1 CARLOS PINEDA
A1 FREDERICK JOSHUA
A1 MARINA BACKHAUS
A1 HELEN I. KEEN
A1 GURJEET KAELEY
A1 HANS-RUDOLF ZISWEILER
A1 WOLFGANG A. SCHMIDT
A1 PETER V. BALINT
A1 GEORGE A.W. BRUYN
A1 SANDRINE JOUSSE-JOULIN
A1 DAVID KANE
A1 INGRID MOLLER
A1 MARCIN SZKUDLAREK
A1 LENE TERSLEV
A1 RICHARD J. WAKEFIELD
YR 2009
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/36/8/1829.abstract
AB This article reports the most recent work of the OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force (post OMERACT 8) and highlights of future research priorities discussed at the OMERACT 9 meeting, Kananaskis, Canada, May 2008. Results of 3 studies were presented: (1) assessing intermachine reliability; (2) applying the scoring system developed in the hand to other joints most commonly affected in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and (3) assessing interobserver reliability on a deep target joint (shoulder). Results demonstrated good intermachine reliability between multiple examiners, and good applicability of the scoring system for the hand on other joints (including shoulder). Study conclusions were discussed and a future research agenda was generated, notably the further development of a Global OMERACT Sonography Scoring (GLOSS) system in RA, emphasizing the importance of testing feasibility and added value over standard clinical variables. Future disease areas of importance to develop include a scoring system for enthesitis and osteoarthritis.