Biological tapering and sonographic flare in rheumatoid arthritis
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Biological tapering and sonographic flare in rheumatoid arthritis
This study aimed to evaluate the risk of ultrasound-detected synovitis after antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) tapering in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We recruited patients with rheumatoid arthritis who accepted TNF tapering. Gray-scale synovitis and power Doppler score in bilateral wrists at the dorsal radiolunate joint were evaluated. We defined a sum of bilateral wrist scores of ≥2 as ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1081-5589,1708-8267
DOI: 10.1136/jim-2017-000558