RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 OMERACT Definitions for Ultrasonographic Pathology and Elementary Lesions Of Rheumatic Disorders Fifteen Years On
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP jrheum.181095
DO 10.3899/jrheum.181095
A1 George A.  Bruyn
A1 Annamaria Iagnocco
A1 Esperanza Naredo
A1 Peter V.  Balint
A1 Marwin Gutierrez
A1 Hilde B.  Hammer
A1 Paz Collado
A1 Georgios Filippou
A1 Wolfgang A.  Schmidt
A1 Sandrine Jousse-Joulin
A1 Peter Mandl
A1 Philip Conaghan
A1 Richard J.  Wakefield
A1 Helen I.  Keen
A1 Lene Terslev
A1 Maria Antonietta  D’Agostino
YR 2019
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2019/01/23/jrheum.181095.abstract
AB Objective The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) ultrasound (US) working group (WG) operates research activities for the validation of US as an outcome measurement instrument according to the Filter 2.0 framework Methods From the onset of the WG research in 2005 through now, original publications on definitions and scoring systems for pathophysiological manifestations and elementary lesions of various rheumatic disorders were reviewed Results Definitions and scoring systems according to new terminology are provided Conclusion We have redefined OMERACT definitions of US pathology and elementary lesions as well as scoring systems which are now proposed for OMERACT approval for application in clinical trials