Semi-quantitative thigh magnetic resonance imaging scores in assessing disease activity and determining long-term clinical outcome in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a causal mediation analysis.

Mamatha GorijavoluDevender BairwaSachit GanapathySaikumar DungaAishwarya GopalRamesh AnanthakrishnanMolly Mary ThabahVir Singh NegiChengappa Kavadichanda Ganapathy

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2023)

Baseline fatty-infiltration and muscle-atrophy resulting from older age, female sex, longer disease duration and absent anti-synthetase antibodies, partly mediate muscle recovery in IIM.

Keyphrases

disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
magnetic resonance imaging
rheumatoid arthritis patients
skeletal muscle
ankylosing spondylitis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
computed tomography
physical activity
high resolution
oxidative stress
social support
contrast enhanced