Severe joint deformity and patient global assessment of disease are associated with discrepancies between sonographic and clinical remission: A cross-sectional study of rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Shuichiro NakaboYuko TsujiMaiko InagakiHideaki TsujiToshiki NakajimaKosaku MurakamiChikashi TeraoMotomu HashimotoMoritoshi FuruMasao TanakaHiromu ItoTakao FujiiTsuneyo MimoriYasutomo FujiiPublished in: Modern rheumatology (2020)
While remission is overestimated in patients with severe joint deformity, underestimations may occur in those who do not fulfill remission criteria because of a high PtGA.