HERRICK , Al

Objective. To propose simple capillaroscopic definitions for interpretation of capillaroscopic morphologies and to assess inter-rater reliability. Methods. The simple definitions proposed were: normal—hairpin, tortuous or crossing; abnormal—not hairpin, not tortuous and not crossing; not evaluable—whenever rater undecided between normal and...

Background Nailfold capillaroscopic parameters hold increasing promise as outcome measures for clinical trials in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Their inclusion as outcomes would often naturally require capillaroscopy images to be captured at several time points during any one study. Our objective was to assess repeatability of image acquisition...

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