P199  The reliability of using ultrasound for the detection of hypoechogenicity of enthesitis in patients with spondyloarthropathies

Conclusion This study is novel as in that it has specifically evaluated the scoring of hypoechogenicity within the entheses of patients with SpA. It has demonstrated variation in scoring between observers and highlighted the challenges of image interpretation. A lack of correlation of expert scoring with th e manual pixel MGV was limited by the image artefacts and different machine settings which may have implications as we work towards future AI systems.Disclosure A.S. Aldahes: None.R. Wakefield: None.K. Smith: None.
Source: Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research