Publications by authors named "Danielle Pryke"
Aims: To determine: 1) inter-rater reliability of quantitative measurements of ultrasound-detected synovitis, meniscal extrusion, and osteophytes; and 2) construct (convergent) validity via correlations and absolute agreements between ultrasound- and gold-standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-outcomes in knee osteoarthritis.
Methods: Dynamic ultrasound images for supra-patellar synovitis, meniscal extrusion, and osteophytes were acquired and quantified by a physician operator, musculoskeletal ultrasonographer, and medical student independently. On the same day, 3T MRI images were acquired.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore how ultrasound scores from the OMERACT protocol relate to pain severity and other symptoms in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
- Participants with mild to moderate knee OA underwent ultrasound assessments, and results were compared to their pain levels and OA severity measured via different scales.
- Findings showed that certain ultrasound features, like synovial hypertrophy and meniscal extrusion, were linked to more severe pain and worse symptoms, indicating that these ultrasound scores could be useful in assessing OA severity.