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ArticleSkeletal radiology2019

Preliminary validation of the Simplified Psoriatic Arthritis Radiographic Score (SPARS).

Fausto Salaffi, Marina Carotti, Eleonora Di Donato, Marco Di Carlo, Michele Maria Luchetti, Luca Ceccarelli, Andrea Giovagnoni

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Article in Skeletal radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fausto SalaffiRheumatological Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Via Aldo Moro, 25, 60035, Jesi, Ancona, Italy.
Marina CarottiRadiology Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Eleonora Di DonatoRheumatological Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Via Aldo Moro, 25, 60035, Jesi, Ancona, Italy.
Marco Di CarloRheumatological Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Via Aldo Moro, 25, 60035, Jesi, Ancona, Italy. dica.marco@yahoo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0906-4647
Michele Maria LuchettiMedical Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Luca CeccarelliRadiology Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Andrea GiovagnoniRadiology Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Marche Polytechnic University · IT

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo develop and validate in a preliminary way a novel radiographic scoring system for psoriatic arthritis (PsA), called Simplified Psoriatic Arthritis Radiographic Score (SPARS). MATERIALS AND

methodsRadiographs of hands and feet were obtained from consecutive PsA patients and assessed by two readers. For each joint (30 joints in the hands, ten joints in the feet), the combination of the erosions, joint narrowing space (JNS) and bony proliferation (BP) has been assessed, giving a value of 1 for erosions presence, 1 for JNS presence, and 1 for BP presence (SPARS score range, 0-120). Reliability was assessed by calculating the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and smallest detectable difference (SDD) of the readings. To determine the convergent validity, SPARS was compared to the modified Sharp/van der Heijde Score (mSvdHS) and to the Ratingen scoring system (PARS).

resultsOne-hundred and five hands and feet radiographs have been assessed. The inter- and intra-rater reliability were excellent (inter-rater reliability 0.934, and intra-rater reliability for both readers 0.845 and 0.876). The SDD for the average SPARS scores of the two readers was 8.0. SPARS correlated strongly with mSvdHS (r = 0.926; p < 0.0001), and PARS (r = 0.904; p < 0.0001). The mean time to score each of the mSvdHS, PARS, and SPARS was 14.4, 10.1, and 4.5 min, respectively.

conclusionsThe SPARS properties are close to those of the mSvdHS and PARS and is quicker to calculate.

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Arthritis, PsoriaticCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFoot JointsHand JointsHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsDiagnostic imagingPsoriatic arthritisRadiography

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