Absence of ultrasound inflammation in patients presenting with arthralgia rules out the development of arthritis

Absence of ultrasound inflammation in patients presenting with arthralgia rules out the development of arthritis

Abstract Background To decrease the burden of disease of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patients at risk for RA need to be identified as early as possible, preferably when no clinically apparent synovitis can be detected. Up to now, it has been fairly difficult to identify those patients with arthralgia...

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Main Authors: Myrthe van der Ven, M. van der Veer-Meerkerk, D. F. Ten Cate, N. Rasappu, M. R. Kok, D. Csakvari, J. M. W. Hazes, A. H. Gerards, J. J. Luime
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Ultrasonography
Power Doppler
Arthralgia
Inflammatory arthritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1405-y

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