Assessing synovitis in the hands in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by ultrasound: an agreement study exploring the most inflammatory active side from two Norwegian trials

Assessing synovitis in the hands in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by ultrasound: an agreement study exploring the most inflammatory active side from two Norwegian trials

Abstract Objective To assess if the right hand, the dominant hand, or the hand with more clinically swollen joints (SwJ) is per se the most inflamed and exhibits the greatest change during treatment and hence preferred for unilateral scoring of synovitis by ultrasound in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pa...

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Main Authors: Lene Terslev, Robin Christensen, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Joe Sexton, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Hilde B. Hammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Synovitis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ultrasound
Doppler
Inflammation
Dominant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-019-1930-y

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