Title
Reliability of OMERACT ultrasound elementary lesions in gout: results from a multicenter exercise
Date Issued
10 April 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Cazenave T.
Martire V.
Reginato A.M.
Gutierrez M.
Waimann C.A.
Pineda C.
Rosa J.E.
Ruta S.
Sedano-Santiago O.
Bertoli A.M.
Audisio M.
Hernandez-Diaz C.
Ventura-Rios L.
Quintero M.
De Miguel E.
Alvarez-del-Castillo-Araujo A.L.
Abril A.
Ayala-Ledesma E.N.
Alarcon-Isidro E.
Santiago M.L.
Pera M.A.
Urquiola C.
Rodriguez Gil G.
Saldarriaga Rivera L.M.
Benegas M.
Diaz Cortes M.E.
Bravo M.
Peiteado D.
Estrella N.A.
Micas R.A.
Saavedra Muñoz J.
Arape Toyo R.d.C.
Gálvez Elkin M.S.
Spindler W.J.
Sandobal C.
Marin J.
Lima Gomes Ochtrop M.
Pavao Ayala R.
Catay E.R.
Py G.E.
Aguilar G.H.
Rengel Colina Y.Y.
Airoldi C.A.
Mora-Trujillo C.S.
Kohan M.P.
Urioste Eguez L.E.
Castillo-Gallego C.
Diaz-Coto J.F.
Tate P.
Saucedo C.M.
Troitiño C.J.
Marengo M.F.
Marcaida P.M.
Monjo Henry I.
Muñoz-Louis R.
Solano C.
Fernandez Castillo F.R.
Graf C.E.
Guinsburg M.
Santa Cruz M.J.
Navarta Ortiz D.A.
Rosemffet M.G.
Publisher(s)
Springer Verlag
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the outcome measures in rheumatology (OMERACT) definitions for ultrasound (US) elementary lesions in gout through an image reading exercise. Images from patients with gout (static images and videos) were collected. As an initial step, we carried out a image reading exercise within the experts of the Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology (PANLAR) US Study Group (n = 16). The following step consisted in a web-based exercise with the participation of larger number of sonographers (n = 63) from different centers. Images were rated evaluating the presence/absence of any US elementary lesion. Inter- and intra-reader reliabilities were analyzed using kappa coefficients. Participants were stratified according to their level of experience. In the first exercise, inter-reader kappa values were 0.45 for aggregates, 0.57 for tophus, 0.69 for erosions, and 0.90 for double contour (DC). Intra-reader kappa values were 0.86, 0.76, 0.80, and 0.90, respectively. The web-based exercise showed inter-reader kappa values for aggregates, tophus, erosions, and DC of 0.42, 0.49, 0.69, and 0.79, respectively. The intra-reader kappa values were 0.62, 0.69, 0.77, and 0.85, respectively. Reliability was not influenced by the sonographer’s level of experience. The reliability of the new OMERACT US definitions for elementary lesions in gout ranged from moderate to excellent, depending on the type of lesion.
Start page
707
End page
713
Volume
39
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Reumatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85058291292
PubMed ID
Source
Rheumatology International
ISSN of the container
01728172
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