Scoring Structural Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Ultrasound: Results from a Delphi Process and Web-Based Reliability Exercise by the OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group

Peter Mandl, Irina Gessl, Georgios Filippou, Silvia Sirotti, Lene Terslev, Carlos Pineda, Helen Isobel Keen, Marina Backhaus, David A Bong, Edoardo Cipolletta, Paz Collado, Christian Dejaco, Andrea Delle Sedie, Christina Duftner, Hilde Berner Hammer, Annmaria Iagnocco, Zunaid Karim, Esperanza Naredo, Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Marcin SzkudlarekGiorgio Tamborrini, Priscilla C Wong, Emilio Filippucci, Peter Balint, Maria-Antoinetta D'Agostino

Abstract

Background/Purpose:
Structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) includes bone erosions, cartilage changes, and joint malalignment; historically evaluated with conventional radiography. Ultrasound (US) has been shown to be a valid tool for the
evaluation of both cartilage changes and bone erosions in RA. We aimed to obtain agreement on the definitions of elementary lesions and develop semiquantitative scoring systems for assessing structural damage by US and to validate these in a
web-based reliability exercise
Original languageEnglish
Publication date2022
Publication statusPublished - 2022
EventACR 2022 - Philadelphia
Duration: 10 Nov 202214 Nov 2022

Conference

ConferenceACR 2022
CityPhiladelphia
Period10/11/202214/11/2022

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