The OMERACT MRI in Enthesitis Initiative: Definitions of Key Pathologies, Suggested MRI Sequences, and a Novel Heel Enthesitis Scoring System

Ashish J Mathew, Simon Krabbe, Iris Eshed, Frédérique Gandjbakhch, Paul Bird, Susanne Juhl Pedersen, Maria S Stoenoiu, Violaine Foltz, Daniel Erik Glinatsi, Robert G Lambert, Kay Geert A Hermann, Walter P Maksymowych, Ida K Haugen, Jacob L Jaremko, René Panduro Poggenborg, Joel Paschke, Jean-Denis Laredo, Philippe Carron, Philip G Conaghan, Mikkel Østergaard

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an enthesitis magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scoring system for spondyloarthritis/psoriatic arthritis, using the heel as model.

METHODS: Consensus definitions of key pathologies and 3 heel enthesitis multireader scoring exercises were done, separated by discussion, training, and calibration.

RESULTS: Definitions for bone and soft tissue pathologies were agreed. In the final exercise, median pairwise single-measures intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC; patient-level) for entheseal inflammation status/change scores were 0.83/0.82 for all readers. For radiologists and selected rheumatologists, ICC were 0.91/0.84 and quadratic-weighted κ (lesion-level) 0.57-0.91/0.45-0.81.

CONCLUSION: The proposed definitions and Heel Enthesitis Scoring System (HEMRIS) are reliable among trained readers and promising for clinical trials.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Rheumatology
Vol/bind46
Udgave nummer9
Sider (fra-til)1232-1238
Antal sider7
ISSN0315-162X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - sep. 2019

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