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SUBMITTER: Aga AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5174791 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aga Anna-Birgitte AB Berner Hammer Hilde H Christoffer Olsen Inge I Uhlig Till T Kvien Tore K TK van der Heijde Désirée D Fremstad Hallvard H Madland Tor Magne TM Lexberg Åse Stavland ÅS Haukeland Hilde H Rødevand Erik E Høili Christian C Stray Hilde H Noraas Anne Lindtner AL Widding Hansen Inger Johanne IJ Bakland Gunnstein G Lillegraven Siri S Lie Elisabeth E Haavardsholm Espen A EA
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<h4>Objective</h4>To develop and validate a responsive and feasible ultrasound inflammation score for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from cohorts of early RA (development) and established RA starting/switching biologic therapy (validation). 4 tendons and 36 joints were examined by a grey scale (GSUS) and power Doppler semiquantitative ultrasound (PDUS) scoring system (full score). Ultrasound score components were selected based on factor analyses of 3-month change in the ...[more]