Evaluation of several ultrasonography scoring systems for synovitis and comparison to clinical examination: results from a prospective multicentre study of rheumatoid arthritis

M Dougados,M Szkudlarek,J Bentin,P Conaghan,G Chales,R Wakefield,A Saraux,W Grassi,F Etchepare,I Chary-Valckenaere,E Naredo,D Van Der Heijde,F Mistretta,S Jousse-Joulin,M.-A D'Agostino,M Backhaus,P Gaudin,J Sellam

doi:10.1136/ard.2009.115493

Abstract

ObjectivesTo evaluate different global ultrasonographic (US) synovitis scoring systems as potential outcome measures of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials (OMERACT) filter.MethodsTo study...

Full Text