RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Developing a magnetic resonance imaging scoring system for peripheral psoriatic arthritis.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 859
OP 861
VO 34
IS 4
A1 McQueen, Fiona
A1 Lassere, Marissa
A1 Bird, Paul
A1 Haavardsholm, Espen A
A1 Peterfy, Charles
A1 Conaghan, Philip G
A1 Ejbjerg, Bo
A1 Genant, Harry
A1 O'Connor, Philip
A1 Emery, Paul
A1 Østergaard, Mikkel
YR 2007
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/34/4/859.abstract
AB We describe the first steps in developing an OMERACT magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scoring system for peripheral psoriatic arthritis (PsA). A preexisting MRI dataset (finger joints) from 10 patients with PsA was scored by 4 readers for bone erosion, bone edema, synovitis, tendinopathy, and extracapsular features of inflammation (including enthesitis) according to specified criteria. Scoring reliability between readers was moderate to high for bone edema and erosion, but lower for soft tissue inflammation. Measures to improve reliability for future exercises will include reviewing definitions of pathological features and prior reader calibration.