Musculoskeletal ultrasound including definitions for ultrasonographic pathology.

…, M Szkudlarek, E Filippucci, M Backhaus… - The Journal of …, 2005 - jrheum.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Antibodies against PM/Scl-75 and PM/Scl-100 are independent markers for different subsets of systemic sclerosis patients

…, W Meyer, A Janssen, M Backhaus… - Arthritis research & …, 2009 - Springer
Introduction Anti-PM/Scl antibodies are present in sera from patients with polymyositis (PM),
systemic sclerosis (SSc), and PM/SSc overlap syndromes. The prevalence of antibodies …

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

MA D'Agostino, L Terslev, P Aegerter, M Backhaus… - RMD open, 2017 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objectives To develop a consensus-based ultrasound (US) definition and quantification
system for synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A multistep, iterative approach was …

A novel ultrasonographic synovitis scoring system suitable for analyzing finger joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

…, GA Müller, GR Burmester, M Backhaus - Arthritis & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop an ultrasonographic (US) synovitis scoring system suitable for
evaluation of finger joint inflammation in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to …

EULAR report on the use of ultrasonography in painful knee osteoarthritis. Part 1: prevalence of inflammation in osteoarthritis

…, R Wakefield, JL Brasseur, A So, M Backhaus… - Annals of the …, 2005 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of inflammation in subjects with chronic painful knee
osteoarthritis (OA), as determined by the presence of synovitis or joint effusion at …

Interobserver reliability in musculoskeletal ultrasonography: results from a “Teach the Teachers” rheumatologist course

…, W Grassi, E de Miguel, M Backhaus… - Annals of the …, 2006 - ard.bmj.com
Objective: To assess the interobserver reliability of the main periarticular and intra-articular
ultrasonographic pathologies and to establish the principal disagreements on scanning …

The 2017 EULAR standardised procedures for ultrasound imaging in rheumatology

I Möller, I Janta, M Backhaus, S Ohrndorf… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Background In 2001, the European League Against Rheumatism developed and disseminated
the first guidelines for musculoskeletal (MS) ultrasound (US) in rheumatology. Fifteen …

Interobserver reliability of rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasonography: results from a EULAR “Train the trainers” course

…, D Pasewaldt, C Werner, M Backhaus - Annals of the …, 2005 - ard.bmj.com
Objective: To evaluate the interobserver reliability among 14 experts in musculoskeletal
ultrasonography (US) and to determine the overall agreement about the US results compared …

Sialic acid–binding Ig‐like lectin 1 expression in inflammatory and resident monocytes is a potential biomarker for monitoring disease activity and success of therapy …

…, M Steinbrich‐Zöllner, M Backhaus… - Arthritis & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Type I interferon (IFN) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) and is therefore considered a potential therapeutic target. This study was …

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

…, F Mistretta, MA d'Agostino, M Backhaus… - Annals of the …, 2010 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate different global ultrasonographic (US) synovitis scoring systems as
potential outcome measures of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the Outcome Measures …