Determining a magnetic resonance imaging inflammatory activity acceptable state without subsequent radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a followup MRI Study of 254 patients in clinical remission or low disease activity

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 398-406

  Gandjbakhch, Frederique ^a   Haavardsholm, Espen A ^b   Conaghan, Philip G ^c   Ejbjerg, Bo ^d   Foltz, Violaine ^a   Brown, Andrew K ^e   Døhn, Uffe Møller ^f   Lassere, Marissa ^g   Freeston, Jane E ^c   Olsen, Inge Christoffer ^b   Bøyesen, Pernille ^b   Bird, Paul ^g   Fautrel, Bruno ^a   Hetland, Merete Lund ^h,i   Emery, Paul ^c   Bourgeois, Pierre ^j   Hørslev Petersen, Kim ^j   Kvien, Tore K ^j   McQueen, Fiona M ^j   østergaard, Mikkel ^j  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Department of Rheumatology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Rheumatology   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^h Glostrup Hospital   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^j University of Copenhagen ^*

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Author keywords

Low disease activity state; Magnetic resonance imaging; Remission; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

LOW DISEASE ACTIVITY STATE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 84893538112     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131088     Document Type: Article

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