| Emerging Role of Ultrasonography in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Optimizing Diagnosis, Measuring Disease Activity and Identifying Prognostic Factors. | |
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PMID: 21645962 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Ultrasonography is a sensitive imaging modality that provides valuable information regarding early inflammatory changes that are not detected by clinical examination or X-rays, such as subclinical synovitis and erosions. This information may improve the management of rheumatoid arthritis by providing a more timely and accurate diagnosis, identifying poor prognostic factors, more accurately monitoring response to therapeutic intervention, improving treatment decisions and more accurately assessing remission. Ultrasonography could play a critical role in minimizing disease activity through strict monitoring and aggressive therapeutic adjustment, which has emerged as an approach to improve long-term outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. |
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Alvin F Wells; Richard H Haddad |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-4 |
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Title: Ultrasound in medicine & biology Volume: - ISSN: 1879-291X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-7 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0410553 Medline TA: Ultrasound Med Biol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center, Oak Creek, WI, USA. |
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