Short-term changes on MRI predict long-term changes on radiography in rheumatoid arthritis: an analysis by an OMERACT Task Force of pooled data from four randomised controlled trials.
Charles PeterfyVibeke StrandLu TianMikkel ØstergaardYing LuJulie DiCarloPeter CountrymanAtul A DeodharRobert LandewéVeena K RanganathOrrin TroumPhilip G ConaghanPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2016)
Early changes in joint damage and inflammation detected with MRI predict changes in joint damage evident on subsequent X-rays. These findings support the use of MRI as a valid method for monitoring structural damage in short-duration RCTs.
Keyphrases
- oxidative stress
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- rheumatoid arthritis
- diffusion weighted imaging
- electronic health record
- magnetic resonance
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- disease activity
- machine learning
- big data
- interstitial lung disease
- ankylosing spondylitis