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ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2018

Ultrasonographic findings of rheumatoid arthritis patients who are in clinical remission.

Hadi Karimzadeh, Mehdi Karami, Nasrin Bazgir, Mansour Karimifar, Ghasem Yadegarfar, Zohrea Mohammadzadeh

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Article in Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Role of optical coherence tomography in the early detection of macular thinning in rheumatoid arthritis patients with chloroquine retinopathy.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2019
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hadi KarimzadehDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan Bone Metabolic Disorders Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran.
Mehdi KaramiDepartment of Radiology, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nasrin BazgirDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan Bone Metabolic Disorders Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran.
Mansour KarimifarDepartment of Rheumatology, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Ghasem YadegarfarDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zohrea MohammadzadehDepartment of Radiology, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Isfahan · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to recognize the findings of ultrasonography (US) in remitted rheumatic arthritis (RA) patients for detection subclinical arthritis. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis descriptive study was conducted during 2016 in a rheumatology center. A total of 70 patients with remitted RA were included in the study. Sonography was performed on all 70 patients who did not show any clinical arthritis in clinical examination to find synovitis and effusion were evaluated with gray scale and hyperemia with power Doppler US.

resultsNearly 44.3% (

conclusionUS can diagnosis subclinical arthritis in patients with remitted RA who does not show any joint involvement in clinical examination.

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Remissionrheumatoid arthritisultrasonography

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