Sjögren's disease & overlap diseases
Lacrimal gland ultrasonography shows superior reliability of OMERACT colour Doppler scoring compared to B-mode, in patients with clinically suspected Sjögren’s disease
Authors' conclusion
This study, performing LGUS in patients with clinically suspected SjD, shows that the reliability of B-mode ultrasound may be a concern. The reliability of OMERACT CDUS is superior to Hocevar and OMERACT B-mode scoring of the LGs.
Study context
- Population
- Consecutive patients with clinically suspected Sjögren's disease (SjD) (28 diagnosed with SjD, 13 non-SjD)
- Participants
- 40 / 40 / 31
- Comparison
- Hocevar vs OMERACT B-mode vs OMERACT colour Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) scoring of lacrimal gland ultrasound
- Hocevarn = 40
- OMERACT B-moden = 40
- OMERACT CDUSn = 31
- Outcome
- Intra- and interobserver reliability (ICC) of lacrimal gland ultrasound (LGUS) scoring systems
Methodological detailsconsecutive patients, four blinded observers, two scoring sessions
- Consecutive patients
- Four blinded observers
- Two scoring sessions
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Intra- and interobserver reliability (ICC)
| Group | Intraobserver ICC (fair to moderate) | Interobserver ICC session 1 (fair) | Interobserver ICC session 2 (fair) | Interobserver ICC session 1 (poor to fair) | Interobserver ICC session 2 (poor to fair) | Intraobserver ICC (good) | Interobserver ICC session 1 (good) | Interobserver ICC session 2 (good) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocevar | 0.34 to 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.25 | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract |
| OMERACT B-mode | 0.27 to 0.54 | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | 0.23 | 0.16 | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract |
| OMERACT CDUS | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | — not stated in the abstract | 0.61 to 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
Intraobserver ICC (fair to moderate)
Hocevar0.34 to 0.50
OMERACT B-mode0.27 to 0.54
OMERACT CDUS— not stated in the abstract
Interobserver ICC session 1 (fair)
Hocevar0.31
OMERACT B-mode— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT CDUS— not stated in the abstract
Interobserver ICC session 2 (fair)
Hocevar0.25
OMERACT B-mode— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT CDUS— not stated in the abstract
Interobserver ICC session 1 (poor to fair)
Hocevar— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT B-mode0.23
OMERACT CDUS— not stated in the abstract
Interobserver ICC session 2 (poor to fair)
Hocevar— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT B-mode0.16
OMERACT CDUS— not stated in the abstract
Intraobserver ICC (good)
Hocevar— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT B-mode— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT CDUS0.61 to 0.80
Interobserver ICC session 1 (good)
Hocevar— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT B-mode— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT CDUS0.63
Interobserver ICC session 2 (good)
Hocevar— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT B-mode— not stated in the abstract
OMERACT CDUS0.69
— not stated in the abstract
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Lacrimal gland ultrasonography shows superior reliability of OMERACT colour Doppler scoring compared to B-mode, in patients with clinically suspected Sjögren’s disease. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 9 September 2025. doi:10.
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