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. (J Rheumatol 2009;36:1829-32; doi: 10.3899/jrheum.090354)
The OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force - Advances and Priorities / M. A., D'Agostino; P. G., Conaghan; E., Naredo; P., Aegerter; Iagnocco, Annamaria; J. E., Freeston; E., Filippucci; I., Moller; C., Pineda; F., Joshua; M., Backhaus; H. I., Keen; G., Kaeley; H. R., Ziswiler; W. A., Schmidt; P. V., Balint; G. A. W., Bruyn; S., Jousse Joulin; D., Kane; I., Moller; M., Szkudlarek; L., Terslev; R. J., Wakefield. - In: THE JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0315-162X. - STAMPA. - 36:8(2009), pp. 1829-1832. ( 9th International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trails (OMERACT 9) Kananaskis, CANADA MAY 27-31, 2008) [10.3899/jrheum.090354c1].
The OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force - Advances and Priorities
IAGNOCCO, Annamaria;
2009
Abstract
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. (J Rheumatol 2009;36:1829-32; doi: 10.3899/jrheum.090354)I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
