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 of …

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 …

… In this study, D'Agostino et al examined 122 patients showing symptoms suggestive of SpA
in the previous 2 years. These results showed that the detection of any vascularized enthesis …

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 …

… Definitions of key concepts were collected from the literature and operationalized, or developed
de novo. Within the Cochrane Collaboration, experts helped develop and gave feedback …

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 …

… The detection of vascularization at one of these sites was considered abnormal, since
this was never found in a preliminary study of peripheral entheses in 20 normal adults (D'Agostino …

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

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

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