OMERACT Definitions for Ultrasonographic Pathologies and Elementary Lesions of Rheumatic Disorders 15 Years On

George A Bruyn; Annamaria Iagnocco; Esperanza Naredo; Peter V Balint; Marwin Gutierrez; Hilde B Hammer; Paz Collado; Georgios Filippou; Wolfgang A Schmidt; Sandrine Jousse-Joulin; Peter Mandl; Philip G Conaghan; Richard J Wakefield; Helen I Keen; Lene Terslev; Maria Antonietta D'Agostino; OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group

doi:10.3899/jrheum.181095

OMERACT Definitions for Ultrasonographic Pathologies and Elementary Lesions of Rheumatic Disorders 15 Years On

J Rheumatol. 2019 Oct;46(10):1388-1393. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.181095. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

Authors

George A Bruyn^{1

2}, Annamaria Iagnocco^{1

2}, Esperanza Naredo^{1

2}, Peter V Balint^{1

2}, Marwin Gutierrez^{1

2}, Hilde B Hammer^{1

2}, Paz Collado^{1

2}, Georgios Filippou^{1

2}, Wolfgang A Schmidt^{1

2}, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin^{1

2}, Peter Mandl^{1

2}, Philip G Conaghan^{1

2}, Richard J Wakefield^{1

2}, Helen I Keen^{1

2}, Lene Terslev^{1

2}, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino; OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group

Collaborators

OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group:
Sibel Aydin, Marina Backhaus, Artur Bachta, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere, Stavros Chrysidis, Nemanja Damjanov, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Emilio Filippucci, Frederique Gandjbachkh, Andrew Filer, Stephanie Finzel, Petra Hanova, Alojzija Hocevar, Cristina Hernandez Diaz, Kei Ikeda, Nevsun Inanc, Gurjit Kaeley, Marion Kortekaas, Gavin Lee, Damien Loeuille, Silvia Magni Manzoni, Clara Malattia, Mihaela Micu, Ingrid Moller, Carlos Pineda, Viviana Ravagnani, Bethan Richards, Johannes Roth, Valentin Schäfer, Andrea Delle Sedie, Marcin Skzudlarek, Nicolas Tzaribachev, Ilfita Sahbudin, Maria Stoenoiu, Giorgio Tamborrini, Violeta Vlad, Jelena Vojinovic, Ken Warrington, Daniel Windschall, Priscilla Wong, Pascal Zuferrey

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep hospitals, Lelystad, the Netherlands; Academic Rheumatology Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin; Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, University of Ferrara; Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant'Anna di Cona, Ferrara, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Rheumatology Department, Paediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain; Rheumatology Department, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary; Division of Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany; Rheumatology Department, Cavale Blanche Hospital; Brest Occidentale University, Brest; Rheumatology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, INSERM U1173, Labex Inflamex, Université Versailles St-Quentin en Yvelines, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
² G.A. Bruyn, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep hospitals, Lelystad; A. Iagnocco, MD, Academic Rheumatology Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino; E. Naredo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Research Unit, and Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; P.V. Balint, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Department, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy; M. Gutierrez, MD, PhD, Division of Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion; H.B. Hammer, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; P. Collado, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Department, Paediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa; G. Filippou, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, University of Ferrara, and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant'Anna di Cona; W.A. Schmidt, MD, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; S. Jousse-Joulin, MD, Rheumatology Department, Cavale Blanche Hospital, and Brest Occidentale University; P. Mandl, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna; P.G. Conaghan, MD, PhD, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; R.J. Wakefield, MD, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre; H.I. Keen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University of Adelaide; L. Terslev, MD, PhD, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; M.A. D'Agostino, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, INSERM U1173, Labex Inflamex, Université Versailles St-Quentin en Yvelines.

PMID: 30709946
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.181095

Abstract

Objective: The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Ultrasound (US) Working Group (WG) operates research activities for the validation of US as an outcome measurement instrument according to the Filter 2.0 framework.

Methods: Original publications on definitions and scoring systems for pathophysiological manifestations and elementary lesions of various rheumatic disorders were reviewed from the onset of the WG research in 2005.

Results: Definitions and scoring systems according to new terminology are provided.

Conclusion: We have redefined OMERACT US pathology and elementary lesions as well as scoring systems, which are now proposed for OMERACT approval for application in clinical trials.

Keywords: DEFINITIONS; IMAGING; OMERACT; OUTCOME MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / methods*
Process Assessment, Health Care / methods
Research Design
Rheumatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Rheumatic Diseases / physiopathology*
Rheumatology / methods*
Terminology as Topic*
Ultrasonography / methods

Grants and funding

DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom