TY - JOUR
T1 - The OMERACT ultrasound task force -- Advances and priorities
AU - D'Agostino, Maria-Antonietta
AU - Conaghan, Philip G
AU - Naredo, Esperanza
AU - Aegerter, Philippe
AU - Iagnocco, Annamaria
AU - Freeston, Jane E
AU - Filippucci, Emilio
AU - Moller, Ingrid
AU - Pineda, Carlos
AU - Joshua, Frederick
AU - Backhaus, Marina
AU - Keen, Helen I
AU - Kaeley, Gurjeet
AU - Ziswiler, Hans-Rudolf
AU - Schmidt, Wolfgang A
AU - Balint, Peter V
AU - Bruyn, George A W
AU - Jousse-Joulin, Sandrine
AU - Kane, David
AU - Moller, Ingrid
AU - Szkudlarek, Marcin
AU - Terslev, Lene
AU - Wakefield, Richard J
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - This article reports the most recent work of the OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force (post OMERACT 8) and highlights of future research priorities discussed at the OMERACT 9 meeting, Kananaskis, Canada, May 2008. Results of 3 studies were presented: (1) assessing intermachine reliability; (2) applying the scoring system developed in the hand to other joints most commonly affected in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and (3) assessing interobserver reliability on a deep target joint (shoulder). Results demonstrated good intermachine reliability between multiple examiners, and good applicability of the scoring system for the hand on other joints (including shoulder). Study conclusions were discussed and a future research agenda was generated, notably the further development of a Global OMERACT Sonography Scoring (GLOSS) system in RA, emphasizing the importance of testing feasibility and added value over standard clinical variables. Future disease areas of importance to develop include a scoring system for enthesitis and osteoarthritis.
AB - This article reports the most recent work of the OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force (post OMERACT 8) and highlights of future research priorities discussed at the OMERACT 9 meeting, Kananaskis, Canada, May 2008. Results of 3 studies were presented: (1) assessing intermachine reliability; (2) applying the scoring system developed in the hand to other joints most commonly affected in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and (3) assessing interobserver reliability on a deep target joint (shoulder). Results demonstrated good intermachine reliability between multiple examiners, and good applicability of the scoring system for the hand on other joints (including shoulder). Study conclusions were discussed and a future research agenda was generated, notably the further development of a Global OMERACT Sonography Scoring (GLOSS) system in RA, emphasizing the importance of testing feasibility and added value over standard clinical variables. Future disease areas of importance to develop include a scoring system for enthesitis and osteoarthritis.
KW - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/diagnostic imaging
KW - Humans
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Research
KW - Severity of Illness Index
KW - Ultrasonography/standards
U2 - 10.3899/jrheum.090354
DO - 10.3899/jrheum.090354
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19671821
SN - 0315-162X
VL - 36
SP - 1829
EP - 1832
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
IS - 8
ER -