Combination of ultrasound power Doppler-verified synovitis and seropositivity accurately identifies patients with early-stage rheumatoid arthritis.
Shin-Ya KawashiriKeita FujikawaAyako NishinoAyuko TakataniToshimasa ShimizuMasataka UmedaShoichi FukuiTakeshi IgawaTomohiro KogaNaoki IwamotoKunihiro IchinoseMami TamaiHideki NakamuraTomoki OriguchiAkinari MizokamiTakahiro MaedaAtsushi KawakamiPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2019)
The combination of a PD assessment or the cPD score with the measurement of autoantibodies of rheumatoid factor and/or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies can accurately identify patients with early-stage RA.
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