ArticleArthritis care & research2023
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Childhood Arthritis Limited Examination: A Comprehensive, Reliable, Time-Efficient Assessment of Synovitis.
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- Sonographic and Disease Activity Findings Related With Medication Change in JIA: A Historical Cohort Study.Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases · 2025Article
- Validation of the ankle-specific pediatric arthritis ultrasound scoring system in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2024Article
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- Diagnostic Accuracy Study of the Pediatric-Specific Ultrasound Scoring System for the Knee Joint in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2024Article
- The importance of ultrasound examination in care of juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients: 9 months follow-up study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and the Assessment of Disease Activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2023Article
- Comprehensive and reliable sonographic assessment and scoring system for inflammatory lesions of the paediatric ankle.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2023Review
- Reliability of the Pediatric Specific Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Scoring Systems for the Elbow, Wrist, and Finger Joints.The Journal of rheumatology · 2023Article
- Dissemination of a Pediatric Musculoskeletal POCUS Scoring System via Virtual Education: A Proof-of-Concept Study.POCUS journal · 2023Article
- Contribution of Ultrasound in Current Practice for Managing Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo develop and initially validate a comprehensive pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) joint-specific scoring system, and to determine the minimum number of joints needed to identify active disease.
methodsA semiquantitative scoring system was developed by consensus and initially validated by interrater reliability using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Subsequently, newly diagnosed juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients with an active joint count of >4 had a 42-joint MSUS performed at baseline and 3 months using this protocol. A minimum set of joints needed to identify all patients with synovitis on MSUS was obtained through a data reduction process. Spearman's correlation (r
resultsThe final joint-specific scoring system revealed an excellent interrater reliability (ICC 0.81-0.96) for all joints. Thirty patients were enrolled. Scanning 5 joints bilaterally (wrists, second and third metacarpophalangeal joints, knees and ankles) captured 100% of children with B-mode synovitis and had moderate correlation with the cJADAS10 at baseline (r
conclusionA limited MSUS examination called musculoskeletal ultrasound in childhood arthritis limited examination (MUSICAL) captures all patients with active synovitis, and our new joint-specific scoring system is highly reliable and sensitive to change.
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