Sonography Is Superior to Serum-Based Biomarkers for Measuring Disease Status in Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis

Conclusions—
Sonographic findings had better correlations with histologic scoring than serologic biomarkers of disease activity in the RA rabbit model, especially at early stages. Local pathologic assessment of disease status by sonography is possible.

Source: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - September 25, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Chen, S., Zheng, Q., Liu, H., Zeng, J., Ye, Z., Su, Y., Lv, G. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research