RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Musculoskeletal ultrasound including definitions for ultrasonographic pathology.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 2485
OP 2487
VO 32
IS 12
A1 Richard J Wakefield
A1 Peter V Balint
A1 Marcin Szkudlarek
A1 Emilio Filippucci
A1 Marina Backhaus
A1 Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino
A1 Esperanza Naredo Sanchez
A1 Annamaria Iagnocco
A1 Wolfgang A Schmidt
A1 George A W Bruyn
A1 George Bruyn
A1 David Kane
A1 Philip J O'Connor
A1 Bernhard Manger
A1 Fred Joshua
A1 Juhani Koski
A1 Walter Grassi
A1 Marissa N D Lassere
A1 Nanno Swen
A1 Franz Kainberger
A1 Andrea Klauser
A1 Mikkel Ostergaard
A1 Andrew K Brown
A1 Klaus P Machold
A1 Philip G Conaghan
A1 OMERACT 7 Special Interest Group
YR 2005
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/32/12/2485.abstract
AB Ultrasound (US) has great potential as an outcome in rheumatoid arthritis trials for detecting bone erosions, synovitis, tendon disease, and enthesopathy. It has a number of distinct advantages over magnetic resonance imaging, including good patient tolerability and ability to scan multiple joints in a short period of time. However, there are scarce data regarding its validity, reproducibility, and responsiveness to change, making interpretation and comparison of studies difficult. In particular, there are limited data describing standardized scanning methodology and standardized definitions of US pathologies. This article presents the first report from the OMERACT ultrasound special interest group, which has compared US against the criteria of the OMERACT filter. Also proposed for the first time are consensus US definitions for common pathological lesions seen in patients with inflammatory arthritis.