RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis and Monitoring Enthesitis in Patients with Spondyloarthritis: An OMERACT Systematic Literature Review
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1207
OP 1214
DO 10.3899/jrheum.181083
VO 46
IS 9
A1 Ashish J. Mathew
A1 Simon Krabbe
A1 Richard Kirubakaran
A1 Andrew J. Barr
A1 Philip G. Conaghan
A1 Paul Bird
A1 Mikkel Østergaard
YR 2019
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/9/1207.abstract
AB Objective. A systematic literature review was performed to document published magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesion definitions and scoring systems for enthesitis in spondyloarthritis (SpA).Methods. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for original publications involving adult patients with SpA undergoing MRI of axial/peripheral joints. Selected articles were assessed for quality using a standardized assessment tool and metric indices.Results. Considering the heterogeneous design, quality, and outcome measures of studies, statistical data pooling was considered inappropriate. A qualitative narrative of results was undertaken based on study designs.Conclusion. Lack of a comprehensive, validated score warrants additional research to develop an MRI enthesitis scoring system. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42018090537.