The value of ultrasound-defined tenosynovitis and synovitis in the prediction of persistent arthritis.

Ilfita SahbudinRuchir SinghPaola De PabloElizabeth RankinBenjamin RhodesElizabeth JusticeEmma Derrett-SmithNicole AmftNehal NarayanCatherine McGrathSangeetha BaskharJeanette TrickeyMark MayburyKarim RazaAndrew Filer

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)

Ultrasound-defined tenosynovitis provided independent predictive data for the development of persistent arthritis. The predictive role of ultrasound-defined digit flexor tenosynovitis should be further assessed; investigators should consider including this tendon site as a candidate variable when designing imaging-based predictive algorithms for persistent inflammatory arthritis development.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
magnetic resonance imaging
machine learning
ultrasound guided
high resolution
contrast enhanced ultrasound
oxidative stress
deep learning
electronic health record
big data
computed tomography
artificial intelligence