Power Doppler sonography, a non-invasive method of assessment of the synovial inflammation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.

Florentin Ananu Vreju, Marius Eugen Ciurea, Anca Roşu, Anca Emanuela Mușetescu, D Grecu, Paulina Lucia Ciurea

PubMed · 2011 · 31 citations · 0 references

Abstract

The statistical analysis of the data showed that PDS could be used as non-invasive marker with predictive value regarding synovial inflammation and disease progression in early forms of the disease as well as a useful method in the assessment of the therapeutic response.