Scoring ultrasound synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis: a EULAR-OMERACT ultrasound taskforce — Part 1: definition and development of a standardised, consensus-based scoring system

Antonietta D’Agostino, Maria; Terslev, Lene; Aegerter, Philippe; Backhaus, Marina; Bálint, P; A. W. Bruyn, George; Filippucci, Emilio; Grassi, Walter; Iagnocco, Annamaria; Jousse‐Joulin, Sandrine; Kane, David; Naredo, Esperanza; Schmidt, Wolfgang; Szkudlarek, Marcin; G. Conaghan, Philip; J. Wakefield, Richard

doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000428

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Scoring ultrasound synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis: a EULAR-OMERACT ultrasound taskforce — Part 1: definition and development of a standardised, consensus-based scoring system

Published in RMD Open • Jul 1, 2017

Authors:

Maria Antonietta D’Agostino

Lene Terslev

Philippe Aegerter

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To develop a consensus-based ultrasound (US) definition and quantification system for synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: A multistep, iterative approach was used to: (1) evaluate the baseline agreement on defining and scoring synovitis according to the usual practice of dif...

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Medicine

Synovitis

Rheumatoid arthritis

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