Author:
NAREDO ESPERANZA,WAKEFIELD RICHARD J.,IAGNOCCO ANNAMARIA,TERSLEV LENE,FILIPPUCCI EMILIO,GANDJBAKHCH FREDERIQUE,AEGERTER PHILIPPE,AYDIN SIBEL,BACKHAUS MARINA,BALINT PETER V.,BRUYN GEORGE A.W.,COLLADO PAZ,FINZEL STEPHANIE,FREESTON JANE E.,GUTIERREZ MARWIN,JOSHUA FREDERICK,JOUSSE-JOULIN SANDRINE,KANE DAVID,KEEN HELEN I.,MOLLER INGRID,MANDL PETER,OHRNDORF SARAH,PINEDA CARLOS,SCHMIDT WOLFGANG A.,SZKUDLAREK MARCIN,CONAGHAN PHILIP G.,D’AGOSTINO MARIA-ANTONIETTA
Abstract
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.
Publisher
The Journal of Rheumatology
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy,Rheumatology
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