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Applying the consensus-based salivary glands ultrasound scoring system in lacrimal glands: results of a static image-based OMERACT reliability exercise.

Lene Terslev, Nanna Surlemont Schmidt, Viktoria Fana … on the behalf of the OMERACT Ultrasound working group
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Salivary gland ultrasound scoring system shows good reliability for lacrimal glands too

Applying the consensus-based salivary glands ultrasound scoring system in lacrimal glands: results of a static image-based OMERACT reliability exercise.

Lene Terslev … on the behalf of the OMERACT Ultrasound working group
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2026
Purpose

This study tested the reliability of an ultrasound scoring system (0-3) for lacrimal glands using an OMERACT semi-quantitative ultrasound scoring system developed for salivary glands in primary Sjögrens Disease SjD).

Methods

Fourteen rheumatologists participated in a static image exercise on ultrasound images in order to evaluate the reliability of the existing salivary gland ultrasound (salivary gland ultrasound) scoring system when applied to lacrimal glands.

Results

how well different doctors' scores agreed when checking the same lacrimal gland images

kappa 0.63 (95% CI 0.61 to 0.65)
null = 00.610.65
CI excludes the null - significant
More results

The majority (11/14) had no prior experience in lacrimal gland ultrasound but 13/14 had experience in salivary gland ultrasound.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

The consensus-based semi-quantitative ultrasound scoring system for salivary glands showed good to excellent intra-observer and good inter-observer reliability when applied to the lacrimal glands using static images.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

The next step is to assess the reliability when scoring lacrimal glands in video-clips and in live exercises.

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