TY - JOUR
T1 - The OMERACT ultrasound task force - Status and perspectives
AU - Naredo, Esperanza
AU - Wakefield, Richard J.
AU - Iagnocco, Annamaria
AU - Terslev, Lene
AU - Filippucci, Emilio
AU - Gandjbakhch, Frederique
AU - Aegerter, Philippe
AU - Aydin, Sibel
AU - Backhaus, Marina
AU - Balint, Peter V.
AU - Bruyn, George A W
AU - Collado, Paz
AU - Finzel, Stephanie
AU - Freeston, Jane E.
AU - Gutierrez, Marwin
AU - Joshua, Frederick
AU - Jousse-Joulin, Sandrine
AU - Kane, David
AU - Keen, Helen I.
AU - Moller, Ingrid
AU - Mandl, Peter
AU - Ohrndorf, Sarah
AU - Pineda, Carlos
AU - Schmidt, Wolfgang A.
AU - Szkudlarek, Marcin
AU - Conaghan, Philip G.
AU - D'Agostino, Maria Antonietta
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - 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.
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.
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U2 - 10.3899/jrheum.110425
DO - 10.3899/jrheum.110425
M3 - Article
C2 - 21885518
AN - SCOPUS:80052341629
SN - 0315-162X
VL - 38
SP - 2063
EP - 2067
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
IS - 9
ER -