Persistent low grade synovitis without erosive progression in magnetic resonance imaging of rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with infliximab over 1 year

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1213-1216

  Fonseca, Joao Eurico ^a,b   Canhão, Helena ^a,b   Tavares, Nuno Jalles ^c   Cruz, Margarida ^d   Branco, Jaime ^d   Queiroz, Mario Viana ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^c Ressonancia Magnetica de Caselas   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Erosions; Infliximab; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CARPAL JOINT; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70049102704     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1207-y     Document Type: Article

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