Entheses are the insertion sites of tendons and ligaments to the bone surface and are
essential structures for locomotion. Inflammation of the entheses (enthesitis) is a key feature …

Objective. The OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force is currently developing a global synovitis
score (GLOSS) with the objective of feasibly measuring global disease activity in patients …

Enthesitis is a distinctive pathological feature of spondyloarthritis and may involve synovial
joints, cartilaginous joints, syndesmoses and extra-articular entheses. This review focuses …

Ultrasound (US) has great potential as an outcome in rheumatoid arthritis trials for detecting
bone erosions, synovitis, tendon disease, and enthesopathy. It has a number of distinct …

Background Lack of standardization of outcome measures limits the usefulness of clinical
trial evidence to inform health care decisions. This can be addressed by agreeing on a …

Objective To develop evidence-based recommendations on the use of imaging of the joints
in the clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods The task force comprised …

Objective To assess the prevalence and severity of peripheral enthesitis among the different
subtypes of spondylarthropathy (SpA) by using ultrasonography (US) in B mode with power …

A taskforce comprised of an expert group of 21 rheumatologists, radiologists and
methodologists from 11 countries developed evidence-based recommendations on the use …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate if type 2 diabetes is an independent risk predictor for severe
osteoarthritis (OA). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Population-based cohort study …

Objectives To develop a consensus-based ultrasound (US) definition and quantification
system for synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A multistep, iterative approach was …