Bone edema scored on magnetic resonance imaging scans of the dominant carpus at presentation predicts radiographic joint damage of the hands and feet six years later in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Fiona McQueen · Auckland District Health Board

N Benton

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MRI scans performed at the first presentation of RA can be used to help predict future radiographic damage, allowing disease-modifying therapy to be targeted to patients with aggressive disease.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

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Published in: Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 48, Issue 7, pp. 1814-1827

DOI: 10.1002/art.11162

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Bone edema scored on magnetic resonance imaging scans of the dominant carpus at presentation predicts radiographic joint damage of the hands and feet six years later in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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