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Table 3 Parameters determined automatically by the reading software

From: Achilles tendon enthesitis evaluated by MRI assessments in patients with axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis: a report of the methodology of the ACHILLES trial

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Value Range

Active inflammation

Signs of an active inflammation

Yes / no / N/A

Value

Dependencies

 

List of direct parameters

• Tendinitis (Achilles tendon)

• Bursitis (Achilles tendon)

• Bone oedema (Achilles tendon)

• Tendinitis (plantar aponeurosis)

• Bursitis (plantar aponeurosis)

• Bone oedema (plantar aponeurosis)

• Periarticular inflammation (PsAMRIS)

• Quantification of bone oedema (PsAMRIS)

Yes

In case at least one of the direct parameters above is ‘yes’

No

In case all of the direct parameters above are ‘no’

N/A

This value can only be set manually by consensus read when at least one of the direct parameters above is ‘N/A’, and none are ‘yes’

  1. N/A Not applicable, PsAMRIS Outcome Measures in Rheumatology psoriatic arthritis MRI scoring system