Can quantitative MRI be used in the clinical setting to quantify the impact of intra-articular glucocorticoid injection on synovial disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis?

Can quantitative MRI be used in the clinical setting to quantify the impact of intra-articular glucocorticoid injection on synovial disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis?

Abstract Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood, is characterised by synovitis. Clinical assessments of synovitis are imperfect, relying on composite and indirect measures of disease activity including clinician-reported measures, patie...

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Main Authors: Joshua L. Bennett, Amanda Wood, Nicola Smith, Ravi Mistry, Karen Allen, Sharmila Jandial, John D. Tuckett, S. Claire Gowdy, Helen E. Foster, Flora McErlane, Kieren G. Hollingsworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Disease activity assessment
Quantitative MRI
Synovitis
Synovial volume
Intra-articular glucocorticoid injection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-019-0377-7

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