Subclinical ultrasound synovitis in a particular joint is associated with ultrasound evidence of bone erosions in that same joint in rheumatoid patients in clinical remission

The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between ultrasound (US) findings indicative of joint inflammation and US features characterising bone erosions at joint level in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical remission. Twenty-four consecutive patients with RA in c...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2016-07, Vol.34 (4), p.673-678
Main Authors: Vreju, Florentin A, Filippucci, Emilio, Gutierrez, Marwin, Di Geso, Luca, Ciapetti, Alessandro, Ciurea, Marius Eugen, Salaffi, Fausto, Grassi, Walter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnostic imaging
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy
Biological Products - therapeutic use
Biomarkers - blood
Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging
Bone and Bones - drug effects
Female
Humans
Male
Metacarpophalangeal Joint - diagnostic imaging
Metacarpophalangeal Joint - drug effects
Middle Aged
Peptides, Cyclic - immunology
Predictive Value of Tests
Remission Induction
Rheumatoid Factor - blood
Synovial Membrane - diagnostic imaging
Synovial Membrane - drug effects
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Summary:The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between ultrasound (US) findings indicative of joint inflammation and US features characterising bone erosions at joint level in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical remission. Twenty-four consecutive patients with RA in clinical remission according to EULAR criteria (DAS28
ISSN:0392-856X