International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology
Budapest, Hungary
May 7-11, 2014

Introduction

Philip G. Conaghan, Laure Gossec and Maria Antonietta D'Agostino
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1926-1930; doi:10.3899/jrheum.151007
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Preconference Meeting

Dialogue on Developing Consensus on Measurement and Presentation of Patient-important Outcomes, Using Pain Outcomes as an Exemplar, in Systematic Reviews: A Preconference Meeting at OMERACT 12
Peter S. Tugwell, Lara J. Maxwell, Dorcas E. Beaton, Jason W. Busse, Robin Christensen, Philip G. Conaghan, Lee S. Simon, Caroline Terwee, David Tovey, George A. Wells, and Paula Williamson
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1931-1933; published online before print February 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141430
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Current State of Reporting Pain Outcomes in Cochrane Reviews of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions and Considerations for an OMERACT Research Agenda
Lara J. Maxwell, George A. Wells, Lee S. Simon, Philip G. Conaghan, Shawna Grosskleg, Kerry Scrivens, Dorcas E. Beaton, Clifton O. Bingham III, Jason W. Busse, Robin Christensen, Niti Goel, Peter Jüni, Ulrike Kaiser, Anne Lyddiatt, Philip J. Mease, Raymond W. Ostelo, Kristine Phillips, Damir Sapunar, Jasvinder A. Singh, Vibeke Strand, Ann M. Taylor, Caroline B. Terwee, and Peter Tugwell
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1934-1942; published online before print September 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141423
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Harmonizing Pain Outcome Measures: Results of the Pre-OMERACT Meeting on Partnerships for Consensus on Patient-important Pain Outcome Domains Between the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group and OMERACT
Kristine Phillips, Ann Taylor, Philip J. Mease, Lee S. Simon, Philip G. Conaghan, Ernest H. Choy, Jasvinder A. Singh, Vibeke Strand, Laure Gossec, Ulrike Kaiser, Marteen de Wit, Raymond Ostelo, Lara Maxwell, and Peter S. Tugwell
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1943-1946; published online before print August 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141386
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Is Chronic Pain a Disease in Its Own Right? Discussions from a Pre-OMERACT 2014 Workshop on Chronic Pain
Ann M. Taylor, Kristine Phillips, Justin O. Taylor, Jasvinder A. Singh, Philip G. Conaghan, Ernest H. Choy, Peter S. Tugwell, Ulrike Kaiser, Vibeke Strand, Lee S. Simon, and Philip J. Mease
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1947-1953; published online before print July 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141328
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A Call for Evidence-based Decision Making When Selecting Outcome Measurement Instruments for Summary of Findings Tables in Systematic Reviews: Results from an OMERACT Working Group
Dorcas E. Beaton, Caroline B. Terwee, Jasvinder A. Singh, Gillian A. Hawker, Donald L. Patrick, Laurie B. Burke, Karine Toupin-April, and Peter S. Tugwell
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1954-1961; published online before print September 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141446
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Optimal Strategies for Reporting Pain in Clinical Trials and Systematic Reviews: Recommendations from an OMERACT 12 Workshop
Jason W. Busse, Susan J. Bartlett, Maxime Dougados, Bradley C. Johnston, Gordon H. Guyatt, John R. Kirwan, Kent Kwoh, Lara J. Maxwell, Andrew Moore, Jasvinder A. Singh, Randall Stevens, Vibeke Strand, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, Peter Tugwell, and George A. Wells
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1962-1970; published online before print May 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141440
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Consensus on the Need for a Hierarchical List of Patient-reported Pain Outcomes for Metaanalyses of Knee Osteoarthritis Trials: An OMERACT Objective
Robin Christensen, Lara J. Maxwell, Peter Jüni, David Tovey, Paula R. Williamson, Maarten Boers, Niti Goel, Rachelle Buchbinder, Lyn March, Caroline B. Terwee, Jasvinder A. Singh, and Peter Tugwell
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1971-1975; published online before print May 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141384
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The OMERACT First-time Participant (“Newbie”) Program: Initial Assessment and Lessons Learned
Victor S. Sloan, Shawna Grosskleg, Christoph Pohl, George A. Wells, and Jasvinder A. Singh
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1976-1981; published online before print June 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141200
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The Spirit of OMERACT: Q Methodology Analysis of Conference Characteristics Valued by Delegates
Caroline A. Flurey, John R. Kirwan, Phillip Hadridge, Pamela Richards, Shawna Grosskleg, and Peter S. Tugwell
J Rheumatol October 2015 42(10):1982-1992; published online before print August 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.150113
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Working Groups

Connective Tissue Disease-associated Interstitial Lung Diseases (CTD-ILD) — Report from OMERACT CTD-ILD Working Group
Dinesh Khanna, Shikha Mittoo, Rohit Aggarwal, Susanna M. Proudman, Nicola Dalbeth, Eric L. Matteson, Kevin Brown, Kevin Flaherty, Athol U. Wells, James R. Seibold, and Vibeke Strand
J Rheumatol November 2015 42(11):2168-2171; published online before print March 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141182
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The OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group 10 Years On: Update at OMERACT 12
George A. Bruyn, Esperanza Naredo, Annamaria Iagnocco, Peter V. Balint, Marina Backhaus, Frederique Gandjbakhch, Marwin Gutierrez, Andrew Filer, Stephanie Finzel, Kei Ikeda, Gurjit S. Kaeley, Silvia Magni Manzoni, Sarah Ohrndorf, Carlos Pineda, Bethan Richards, Johannes Roth, Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Lene Terslev, Maria Antonietta D’Agostino on behalf of the OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force
J Rheumatol November 2015 42(11):2172-2176; published online before print March 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141462
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Ultrasound as an Outcome Measure in Gout. A Validation Process by the OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group
Lene Terslev, Marwin Gutierrez, Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Helen I. Keen, Emilio Filippucci, David Kane, Ralf Thiele, Gurjit Kaeley, Peter Balint, Peter Mandl, Andrea Delle Sedie, Hilde Berner Hammer, Robin Christensen, Ingrid Möller, Carlos Pineda, Eugene Kissin, George A. Bruyn, Annamaria Iagnocco, Esperanza Naredo, Maria Antonietta D’Agostino on behalf of OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group
J Rheumatol November 2015 42(11):2177-2181; published online before print September 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141294
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More than Just Minutes of Stiffness in the Morning: Report from the OMERACT Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Group Stiffness Breakout Sessions
Ana-Maria Orbai, Serena Halls, Sarah Hewlett, Susan J. Bartlett, Amye L. Leong, Clifton O. Bingham, III, and the RA Flare Group Steering Committee
J Rheumatol November 2015 42(11):2182-2184; published online before print March 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141172
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Feasibility and Domain Validation of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Flare Core Domain Set: Report of the OMERACT 2014 RA Flare Group Plenary
Susan J. Bartlett, Vivian P. Bykerk, Roxanne Cooksey, Ernest H. Choy, Rieke Alten, Robin Christensen, Daniel E. Furst, Francis Guillemin, Serena Halls, Sarah Hewlett, Amye L. Leong, Anne Lyddiatt, Lyn March, Pamela Montie, Ana Maria Orbai, Christoph Pohl, Marieke Scholte Voshaar, Thasia G. Woodworth, and Clifton O. Bingham, 3rd
J Rheumatol November 2015 42(11):2185-2189; published online before print February 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141169
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Report from the OMERACT Hand Osteoarthritis Working Group: Set of Core Domains and Preliminary Set of Instruments for Use in Clinical Trials and Observational Studies
Margreet Kloppenburg, Pernille Bøyesen, A. Willemien Visser, Ida K. Haugen, Maarten Boers, Annelies Boonen, Philip G. Conaghan, Gillian A. Hawker, Tore K. Kvien, Robert Landewé, Till Uhlig, Wilma Smeets, Elsie Greibrokk, and Désirée M. van der Heijde
J Rheumatol November 2015 42(11):2190-2197; published online before print July 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141017
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Enhanced Patient Involvement and the Need to Revise the Core Set — Report from the Psoriatic Arthritis Working Group at OMERACT 2014
William Tillett, Lihi Eder, Niti Goel, Maarten De Wit, Dafna D. Gladman, Oliver FitzGerald, Willemina Campbell, Philip S. Helliwell, Laure Gossec, Ana-Maria Orbai, Alexis Ogdie, Vibeke Strand, Neil J. McHugh, and Philip J. Mease
J Rheumatol November 2015 42(11):2198-2203; published online before print May 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141156
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Exploration, Development, and Validation of Patient-reported Outcomes in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Vasculitis Using the OMERACT Process
Joanna C. Robson, Nataliya Milman, Gunnar Tomasson, Jill Dawson, Peter F. Cronholm, Katherine Kellom, Judy Shea, Susan Ashdown, Maarten Boers, Annelies Boonen, George C. Casey, John T. Farrar, Don Gebhart, Jeffrey Krischer, Georgia Lanier, Carol A. McAlear, Jacqueline Peck, Antoine G. Sreih, Peter S. Tugwell, Raashid A. Luqmani, and Peter A. Merkel
J Rheumatol November 2015 42(11):2204-2209; published online before print September 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141143
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Special Interest Groups I

Current Status, Goals, and Research Agenda for Outcome Measures Development in Behçet Syndrome: Report from OMERACT 2014
Gulen Hatemi, Yesim Ozguler, Haner Direskeneli, Alfred Mahr, Ahmet Gul, Virna Levi, Sibel Z. Aydin, Gonca Mumcu, Ozlem Sertel-Berk, Randall M. Stevens, Hasan Yazici, and Peter A. Merkel
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2436-2441; published online before print September 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141147
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Development of a Draft Core Set of Domains for Measuring Shared Decision Making in Osteoarthritis: An OMERACT Working Group on Shared Decision Making
Karine Toupin-April, Jennifer Barton, Liana Fraenkel, Linda Li, Viviane Grandpierre, Francis Guillemin, Tamara Rader, Dawn Stacey, France Légaré, Janet Jull, Jennifer Petkovic, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar, Vivian Welch, Anne Lyddiatt, Cathie Hofstetter, Maarten De Wit, Lyn March, Tanya Meade, Robin Christensen, Cécile Gaujoux-Viala, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, Annelies Boonen, Christoph Pohl, Richard Martin, and Peter S. Tugwell
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2442-2447; published online before print April 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141205
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Toward Ensuring Health Equity: Readability and Cultural Equivalence of OMERACT Patient-reported Outcome Measures
Jennifer Petkovic, Jonathan Epstein, Rachelle Buchbinder, Vivian Welch, Tamara Rader, Anne Lyddiatt, Rosemary Clerehan, Robin Christensen, Annelies Boonen, Niti Goel, Lara J. Maxwell, Karine Toupin-April, Maarten De Wit, Jennifer Barton, Caroline Flurey, Janet Jull, Cheryl Barnabe, Antoine G. Sreih, Willemina Campbell, Christoph Pohl, Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz, Jasvinder A. Singh, Peter S. Tugwell, and Francis Guillemin
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2448-2459; published online before print June 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141168
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Imaging as an Outcome Measure in Gout Studies: Report from the OMERACT Gout Working Group
Rebecca Grainger, Nicola Dalbeth, Helen Keen, Laura Durcan, N. Lawrence Edwards, Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Cesar Diaz-Torne, Jasvinder A. Singh, Dinesh Khanna, Lee S. Simon, and William J. Taylor
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2460-2464; published online before print February 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141164
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Update on Outcome Measure Development for Large Vessel Vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 12
Sibel Zehra Aydin, Haner Direskeneli, Antoine Sreih, Fatma Alibaz-Oner, Ahmet Gul, Sevil Kamali, Gulen Hatemi, Tanaz Kermani, Sarah L. Mackie, Alfred Mahr, Alexa Meara, Nataliya Milman, Heidi Nugent, Joanna Robson, Gunnar Tomasson, and Peter A. Merkel
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2465-2469; published online before print June 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141144
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The OMERACT MRI in Arthritis Working Group — Update on Status and Future Research Priorities
Mikkel Østergaard, Paul Bird, Frédérique Gandjbakhch, Iris Eshed, Ida K. Haugen, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Siri Lillegraven, Violaine Foltz, Daniel Glinatsi, Charles Peterfy, Bo Ejbjerg, Pernille Bøyesen, Philip J. Mease, Kay-Geert Hermann, Paul Emery, Harry K. Genant, and Philip G. Conaghan
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2470-2472; published online before print February 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141248
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Validation of the OMERACT Psoriatic Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (PsAMRIS) for the Hand and Foot in a Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial
Daniel Glinatsi, Paul Bird, Frederique Gandjbakhch, Philip J. Mease, Pernille Bøyesen, Charles G. Peterfy, Philip G. Conaghan, and Mikkel Østergaard
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2473-2479; published online before print November 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141010
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Validation of the OMERACT Magnetic Resonance Imaging Joint Space Narrowing Score for the Wrist in a Multireader Longitudinal Trial
Daniel Glinatsi, Paul Bird, Frederique Gandjbakhch, Philip J. Mease, Pernille Bøyesen, Charles G. Peterfy, Philip G. Conaghan, and Mikkel Østergaard
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2480-2485; published online before print February 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141009
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The Longitudinal Reliability and Responsiveness of the OMERACT Hand Osteoarthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring System (HOAMRIS)
Ida K. Haugen, Iris Eshed, Frederique Gandjbakhch, Violaine Foltz, Mikkel Østergaard, Pernille Bøyesen, Paul Bird, Harry K. Genant, Charles G. Peterfy, and Philip G. Conaghan
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2486-2491; published online before print September 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.140983
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Patients' Experience of Myositis and Further Validation of a Myositis-specific Patient Reported Outcome Measure — Establishing Core Domains and Expanding Patient Input on Clinical Assessment in Myositis. Report from OMERACT 12
Malin Regardt, Pari Basharat, Lisa Christopher-Stine, Catherine Sarver, Anita Björn, Ingrid E. Lundberg, Yeong Wook Song, Clifton O. Bingham, 3rd, and Helene Alexanderson
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2492-2495; published online before print May 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141243
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Outcome Domains and Measures in Total Joint Replacement Clinical Trials: Can We Harmonize Them? An OMERACT Collaborative Initiative
Jasvinder A. Singh, Michael Dohm, Andrew P. Sprowson, Peter D. Wall, Bethan L. Richards, Laure Gossec, Gillian A. Hawker, Daniel L. Riddle, and Rachelle Buchbinder
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2496-2502; published online before print April 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141201
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Outcome Measures in Polymyalgia Rheumatica. A Systematic Review
Cátia Duarte, Ricardo Jorge de Oliveira Ferreira, Sarah Louise Mackie, John Richard Kirwan, José António Pereira da Silva, and The OMERACT Polymyalgia Rheumatica Special Interest Group
J Rheumatol December 2015 42(12):2503-2511; published online before print November 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.150515
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Special Interest Groups II

Development of a Provisional Core Domain Set for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Report from the OMERACT 12 Polymyalgia Rheumatica Working Group
Toby Helliwell, Elisabeth Brouwer, Colin T. Pease, Rodney Hughes, Catherine L. Hill, Lorna M. Neill, Serena Halls, Lee S. Simon, Christian D. Mallen, Maarten Boers, John R. Kirwan, and Sarah L. Mackie
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):182-186; published online before print November 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141179
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Recommendations for the Involvement of Patient Research Partners (PRP) in OMERACT Working Groups. A Report from the OMERACT 2014 Working Group on PRP
Peter P. Cheung, Maarten de Wit, Clifton O. Bingham 3rd, John R. Kirwan, Amye Leong, Lyn M. March, Pam Montie, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar, and Laure Gossec
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):187-193; published online before print April 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141011
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference as Applied in Rheumatology: An OMERACT Rasch Working Group Systematic Review and Critique
Beyza Doganay Erdogan, Ying Ying Leung, Christoph Pohl, Alan Tennant, and Philip G. Conaghan
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):194-202; published online before print June 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141150
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Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Working Toward Incorporation of the Patient Perspective at OMERACT 12
Lilian H. van Tuyl, Martina Sadlonova, Bev Davis, Caroline Flurey, Niti Goel, Sarah E. Hewlett, Catherine L. Hill, Wijnanda Hoogland, John R. Kirwan, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar, Josef S. Smolen, Tanja Stamm, George A. Wells, and Maarten Boers
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):203-207; published online before print February 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141113
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Evaluation of Minimally Invasive, Ultrasound-guided Synovial Biopsy Techniques by the OMERACT Filter — Determining Validation Requirements
Frances Humby, Stephen Kelly, Serena Bugatti, Antonio Manzo, Andrew Filer, Arti Mahto, Joao Eurico Fonseca, Bernard Lauwerys, Maria-Antonietta D’Agostino, Esperanza Naredo, Rik Lories, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Paul Peter Tak, Oliver Fitzgerald, Malcolm D. Smith, Douglas J. Veale, Ernest H. Choy, Vibeke Strand, and Costantino Pitzalis
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):208-213; published online before print June 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141199
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OMERACT Filter Evidence Supporting the Measurement of At-work Productivity Loss as an Outcome Measure in Rheumatology Research
Dorcas E. Beaton, Sarah Dyer, Annelies Boonen, Suzanne M.M. Verstappen, Reuben Escorpizo, Diane V. Lacaille, Ailsa Bosworth, Monique A.M. Gignac, Amye Leong, Oana Purcaru, Sarah Leggett, Cathy Hofstetter, Ingemar F. Peterson, Kenneth Tang, Bruno Fautrel, Claire Bombardier, and Peter S. Tugwell
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):214-222; published online before print September 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141077
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Development of Image Overlay and Knowledge Transfer Module Technologies Aimed at Enhancing Feasibility and External Validation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-based Scoring Systems
Jacob L. Jaremko, Meaghan Pitts, Walter P. Maksymowych, and Robert G. Lambert
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):223-231; published online before print July 1, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141573
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Development and Preliminary Validation of a Digital Overlay-based Learning Module for Semiquantitative Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Walter P. Maksymowych, Meaghan Pitts, Matthew J. Budak, David Gracey, Robert G. Lambert, David McDougall, Marcus Pianta, Winston J. Rennie, Stephanie Wichuk, Naomi Winn, and Jacob L. Jaremko
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):232-238; published online before print June 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141574
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Current Status of Efforts on Standardizing Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Report from the OMERACT MRI in JIA Working Group and Health-e-Child
Charlotte M. Nusman, Lil-Sofie Ording Muller, Robert Hemke, Andrea S. Doria, Derk Avenarius, Nikolay Tzaribachev, Clara Malattia, Marion A.J. van Rossum, Mario Maas, and Karen Rosendahl
J Rheumatol January 2016 43(1):239-244; published online before print May 15, 2015, doi:10.3899/jrheum.141276
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