Toward a Sonographic Composite Index for Diagnosis in Psoriatic Arthritis: Highlights From the GRAPPA Ultrasound Workshop

Sibel Zehra Aydin; Lihi Eder; Gurjit S Kaeley

doi:10.3899/jrheum.211339

Toward a Sonographic Composite Index for Diagnosis in Psoriatic Arthritis: Highlights From the GRAPPA Ultrasound Workshop

J Rheumatol. 2022 Jun;49(6 Suppl 1):67-71. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.211339. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

Authors

Sibel Zehra Aydin¹, Lihi Eder², Gurjit S Kaeley³

Affiliations

¹ S.Z. Aydin, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; saydin@toh.ca.
² L. Eder, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Women's College Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ G.S. Kaeley, MD, MBBS, MRCP, RhMSUS, Professor of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

PMID: 35293334
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.211339

Abstract

The ability to visualize musculoskeletal structures with high-resolution ultrasound is an asset to understanding the complexity of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). During the 2021 Annual Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) meeting, 3 topics were presented and discussed in the ultrasound workshop: (1) the progress on the Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) project; (2) the sonographic evaluation of joints in PsA-GRAPPA joint project; and (3) extrasynovial lesions in PsA. The ultrasound group aims to develop sonographic tools that are feasible and can be used in standard care to diagnose PsA early. The discussions around these topics will shape the group's work toward developing a composite index to diagnose PsA early.

Keywords: GRAPPA; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis.

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Psoriatic* / diagnostic imaging
Enthesopathy* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Psoriasis* / diagnosis
Ultrasonography