Joint Count | Gray-scale Synovitis | Power Doppler Activity | ||
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Mean decrease‡ (95% CI) | SRM | Mean decrease‡ (95% CI) | SRM | |
Wrist, MCP2, MCP3, knee ankle, elbow (bilateral)* | 2.5 (2.0–2.9) | 0.925 | 2.0 (1.6–2.4) | 0.797 |
Simplified 12-joint PDUS model (12 joints 24 recesses)# | 2.3 (1.9–2.8) | 0.881 | 1.8 (1.3–2.2) | 0.717 |
Wrist, MCP2, MCP3, PIP2, PIP3, MTP2, MTP5 (unilateral right)** | 1.5 (1.2–1.7) | 0.842 | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 0.678 |
Wrist, MCP2, MCP3, PIP2, PIP3, MTP2, MTP5 (unilateral left)** | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) | 0.732 | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 0.581 |
Wrist, MCP2, MCP3, PIP2, PIP3, MTP2, MTP5 (bilateral)† | 2.8 (2.3–3.4) | 0.890 | 1.8 (1.3–2.2) | 0.721 |
44 joints†† | 7.4 (6.1–8.8) | 0.934 | 4.6 (3.5–5.6) | 0.732 |
↵* Joints selected in the 12-count from Naredo, et al26;
↵# for detailed list of recesses see Naredo, et al 26,
↵** 7-joint count 25, see Backhaus, et al for details on recesses and scoring modalities;
↵† 7-joint count evaluated bilaterally;
↵†† 44 joints include bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, MCP1-5, PIP-5, hip, knee, ankle, tarsal, MTP1-5;
↵‡ sensitivity to change; SRM: standardized response mean; MCP: metacarpophalangeal joint; PDUS: power Doppler ultrasound.