MRI wrist in early rheumatoid arthritis: reduction in inflammation assessed quantitatively during treatment period corre
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SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
MRI wrist in early rheumatoid arthritis: reduction in inflammation assessed quantitatively during treatment period correlates best with clinical improvement Fan Xiao 1 & James F. Griffith 1
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& Jacky K. L. Ko & Jiang Yue & Jason C. S. Leung & David K. W. Yeung & Lai-Shan Tam
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Received: 2 September 2020 / Revised: 10 October 2020 / Accepted: 8 November 2020 # ISS 2020
Abstract Objective To investigate (a) which MR features of inflammation (synovitis, tenosynovitis, perfusion) correlate with clinical/ serological features in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) before, during and after 1 year of treatment and (b) whether quantitative or semi-quantitative measures of inflammation on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides the highest correlation in this regard. Method One hundred one ERA patients (76 females, 25 males, mean age, 53 ± 12 years) underwent clinical/serological testing and 3 T dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of the most symptomatic wrist. Seventy-seven of the 101 patients completed 1 year of treatment, followed by repeat MR examination. Clinical/serological parameters were correlated with semi-quantitative/quantitative MR measures of inflammation at baseline, during and after 1 year of treatment. Spearman’s correlation was applied. Results Quantitative measures of inflammation correlated better with clinical/serological parameters than semi-quantitative measures, with the highest correlations being for relative change during treatment. Pain reduction correlated with reduced tenosynovitis volume (r = 0.41). Reduction in disease activity correlated with reduction in synovitis volume (r = 0.66) or synovial perfusion parameters (r = 0.58). Decrease in early morning stiffness correlated with decrease in perfusion parameters (r = 0.46). Reduction in ESR and CRP correlated with decrease in synovial volume (r = 0.40 and r = 0.41, respectively). Conclusion In ERA patients, quantitative assessment of inflammation on MRI correlated better with clinical parameters than semi-quantitative assessment. Relative change during treatment yielded the highest correlation. Decrease in tenosynovitis correlated best with reduction in pain while decrease in synovitis volume and perfusion correlated best with reduction in disease activity, early morning stiffness (perfusion), or serological parameters (synovitis volume). Keywords Early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) . Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) . Quantitative assessment . Synovitis . Tenosynovitis . Clinical correlation
Introduction * James F. Griffith [email protected] 1
Department of Imaging & Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Department of Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Sha
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