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. 2005 Mar;64(Suppl 2):ii61–ii64. doi: 10.1136/ard.2004.030809

Psoriatic arthritis imaging: a review of scoring methods

D van der Heijde, J Sharp, S Wassenberg, D Gladman
PMCID: PMC1766859  PMID: 15708940

Abstract

Structural damage assessed on conventional radiographs is an important outcome measure in psoriatic arthritis. This article reviews the available scoring methods. A full description of the methods is given as well as information on various aspects of validity.

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