RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force — Status and Perspectives
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 2063
OP 2067
DO 10.3899/jrheum.110425
VO 38
IS 9
A1 NAREDO, ESPERANZA
A1 WAKEFIELD, RICHARD J.
A1 IAGNOCCO, ANNAMARIA
A1 TERSLEV, LENE
A1 FILIPPUCCI, EMILIO
A1 GANDJBAKHCH, FREDERIQUE
A1 AEGERTER, PHILIPPE
A1 AYDIN, SIBEL
A1 BACKHAUS, MARINA
A1 BALINT, PETER V.
A1 BRUYN, GEORGE A.W.
A1 COLLADO, PAZ
A1 FINZEL, STEPHANIE
A1 FREESTON, JANE E.
A1 GUTIERREZ, MARWIN
A1 JOSHUA, FREDERICK
A1 JOUSSE-JOULIN, SANDRINE
A1 KANE, DAVID
A1 KEEN, HELEN I.
A1 MOLLER, INGRID
A1 MANDL, PETER
A1 OHRNDORF, SARAH
A1 PINEDA, CARLOS
A1 SCHMIDT, WOLFGANG A.
A1 SZKUDLAREK, MARCIN
A1 CONAGHAN, PHILIP G.
A1 D’AGOSTINO, MARIA-ANTONIETTA
YR 2011
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/38/9/2063.abstract
AB This article reports the most recent work of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Ultrasound Task Force, and highlights the future research priorities discussed at the OMERACT 10 meeting. Results of the following studies were presented: (1) intra- and interobserver reliability of ultrasound detecting and scoring synovitis in different joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); (2) systematic review of previous ultrasound scoring systems of synovitis in RA; (3) enthesitis systematic review and Delphi definition exercise in spondyloarthritis enthesitis; (4) enthesitis intra- and interobserver reliability exercise; and (5) Delphi definition exercise in hand osteoarthritis, and reliability exercises. Study conclusions were discussed, and a future research agenda was approved, notably further validation of an OMERACT ultrasound global synovitis score (GLOSS) in RA, emphasizing the importance of testing feasibility, predictive value, and added value over standard clinical variables. Future research areas will include validating scoring systems for enthesitis and osteoarthritis, and testing the metric qualities of ultrasound for evaluating tenosynovitis and structural damage in RA.