Table 4.

Analysis of each article according to the metrics of the OMERACT filter.

YearAuthorsBlinded DesignReliabilityConstruct ValidityCriterion ValidityComparatorResponsiveness
Ultrasound
  2006FournieNNAYNARadiographs, clinicalNA
  2006RibesNNAYNARadiographs, clinicalNA
  1999KaneNNAYNARadiographs, clinicalNA
  1996OlivieriPartialNAYYMRI, clinicalNA
MRI
  2008HealyPartialNAYNAClinicalNA
  2008OlivieriPartialNAYNAClinicalNA
  2002OlivieriPartialNAYNAClinicalNA
  1997OlivieriPartialNAYNAClinicalNA
  1996OlivieriPartialNAYYClinical, USNA
  1995JevticNNANANANANA
  • NA: not available; US: ultrasound; OMERACT: Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.