Can optical spectral transmission assess ultrasound-detected synovitis in hand osteoarthritis?
Nick J BesselinkJ W G JacobsA A A WestgeestP van der MeijdeP M J WelsingA C A MarijnissenF P J G LafeberW E Van SpilPublished in: PloS one (2019)
OST scores and US synovitis are statistically significantly associated, independent of osteophytes and dorsal vascularity. At this stage, OST performs fair in the assessment of synovitis in PIP joints of hand OA patients.
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