Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI Can Monitor the Very Early Inflammatory Treatment Response Upon Intra-Articular Steroid Injection in the Knee Joint: A Case Report with Review of the Literature

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Journal Arthritis

Specialty Rheumatology

Date 2012 Jan 5

PMID 22216410

Citations 7

Authors

Mikael Boesen

Olga Kubassova

Marco A Cimmino

Mikkel Ostergaard

Peter Taylor

Bente Danneskiold-Samsoe

Henning Bliddal

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Abstract

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in inflammatory arthritis, especially in conjunction with computer-aided analysis using appropriate dedicated software, seems to be a highly sensitive tool for monitoring the early inflammatory treatment response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This paper gives a review of the current knowledge of the emerging technique. The potential of the technique is demonstrated and discussed in the context of a case report following the early effect of an intra-articular steroid injection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis flare in the knee.

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