TY - JOUR
T1 - The OMERACT Ultrasound Group
T2 - Status of current activities and research directions
AU - Wakefield, Richard J.
AU - D'Agostino, Maria Antonietta
AU - Iagnocco, Anna Maria
AU - Filippucci, Emilio
AU - Backhaus, Marina
AU - Scheel, Alexander K.
AU - Joshua, Fredrick
AU - Naredo, Esperanza
AU - Schmidt, Wolfgang A.
AU - Grassi, Walter
AU - Moller, Ingrid
AU - Pineda, Carlos
AU - Klauser, Andrea
AU - Szkudlarek, Marcin
AU - Terslev, Lene
AU - Balint, Peter
AU - Bruyn, George A W
AU - Swen, Wijnand A A
AU - Jousse-Joulin, Sandrine
AU - Kane, David
AU - Koski, Juhani M.
AU - O'Connor, Philip
AU - Milutinovic, Sanja
AU - Conaghan, Philip G.
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - Ultrasound (US) is a relatively new imaging modality in rheumatology that offers great potential as a diagnostic and management tool. In 2004, an OMERACT Ultrasound Special Interest Group was formed to address the metric qualities of US as a potential outcome measure. A preliminary systematic review highlighted the deficiencies in the literature, particularly with regard to the reliability of interpreting and acquiring images; as a consequence, a number of exercises were proposed to address these issues. This report describes a series of iterative studies that have resulted in improved intra- and inter-reader reliability for detecting and scoring synovitis from both static and real-time images of the hand joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The reliability of acquiring images was also enhanced using standardized positions. Future studies will assess the value of US in clinical trials.
AB - Ultrasound (US) is a relatively new imaging modality in rheumatology that offers great potential as a diagnostic and management tool. In 2004, an OMERACT Ultrasound Special Interest Group was formed to address the metric qualities of US as a potential outcome measure. A preliminary systematic review highlighted the deficiencies in the literature, particularly with regard to the reliability of interpreting and acquiring images; as a consequence, a number of exercises were proposed to address these issues. This report describes a series of iterative studies that have resulted in improved intra- and inter-reader reliability for detecting and scoring synovitis from both static and real-time images of the hand joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The reliability of acquiring images was also enhanced using standardized positions. Future studies will assess the value of US in clinical trials.
KW - Inflammatory arthritis
KW - Reliability
KW - Ultrasonography
KW - Validity
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17407236
AN - SCOPUS:34247375618
SN - 0315-162X
VL - 34
SP - 848
EP - 851
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
IS - 4
ER -