Is there a preferred method for scoring activity of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Is there a preferred method for scoring activity of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis?

AU - van der Heijde, Désirée

AU - Landewé, Robert

AU - Hermann, Kay-Geert

AU - Rudwaleit, Martin

AU - Østergaard, Mikkel

AU - Oostveen, Ans

AU - O'Connor, Phil

AU - Maksymowych, Walter P

AU - Lambert, Robert G

AU - Lukas, Cédric

AU - Jurik, Anne Grethe

AU - Boers, Maarten

AU - Baraliakos, Xenofon

AU - Braun, Jürgen

AU - NN, NN

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - This report summarizes the discussion during a module update at OMERACT 8 on scoring methods for activity in the spine on magnetic resonance imaging. The conclusion was that the 3 available scoring methods are all very good with respect to discrimination and feasibility: the Ankylosing Spondylitis spine MRI score for activity (ASspiMRI-a), the Berlin method (a modification of the ASspiMRI-a), and the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Magnetic Resonance Imaging Index for Assessment of Spinal Inflammation in AS (SPARCC). All 3 methods were judged to be similar with respect to responsiveness and discrimination, although the differences in between-reader intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were judged to be relevant (the SPARCC method provided consistently higher ICC). The Berlin and SPARCC methods were preferred most frequently. The development of a new method combining the best elements of all methods is an additional possibility.

AB - This report summarizes the discussion during a module update at OMERACT 8 on scoring methods for activity in the spine on magnetic resonance imaging. The conclusion was that the 3 available scoring methods are all very good with respect to discrimination and feasibility: the Ankylosing Spondylitis spine MRI score for activity (ASspiMRI-a), the Berlin method (a modification of the ASspiMRI-a), and the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Magnetic Resonance Imaging Index for Assessment of Spinal Inflammation in AS (SPARCC). All 3 methods were judged to be similar with respect to responsiveness and discrimination, although the differences in between-reader intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were judged to be relevant (the SPARCC method provided consistently higher ICC). The Berlin and SPARCC methods were preferred most frequently. The development of a new method combining the best elements of all methods is an additional possibility.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0315-162X

VL - 34

SP - 871

EP - 873

JO - Journal of Rheumatology

JF - Journal of Rheumatology

IS - 4

ER -