Comprehensive and reliable sonographic assessment and scoring system for inflammatory lesions of the paediatric ankle.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The clinical decision-making process in paediatric arthritis lacks an objective, reliable bedside imaging tool. The aim of this study was to develop a US scanning protocol and assess the reliability of B-mode and Doppler scoring systems for inflammatory lesions of the paediatric ankle.

Methods

As part of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) US group, 19 paediatric rheumatologists through a comprehensive literature review developed a set of standardized views and scoring systems to assess inflammatory lesions of the synovial recesses as well as tendons of the paediatric ankle. Three rounds of scoring of still images were followed by one practical exercise. Agreement among raters was assessed using two-way single score intraclass correla

SUBMITTER: Vega-Fernandez P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234197 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature