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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Changes of DCE-MRI Parameters in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis before and after Therapy and Their Value for the Efficacy Evaluation of Patients.

Danguo Chen, Shengquan He

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 1 paper.

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Danguo ChenDepartment of Imaging, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo 315040, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5477-1068
Shengquan HeDepartment of Imaging, 906 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Ningbo 315000, China.
Ningbo No.6 Hospital · CNPeople's Liberation Army 401 Hospital · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo explore the changes of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before and after therapy and their value for the efficacy evaluation of patients.

methodsTotally, 90 patients with RA confirmed in our hospital between January 2018 and January 2020 were enrolled. All of them were examined with a Siemens Magnetom Avanto 1.5T imaging system, and data about the rate of enhancement in early stage (REE) and steep slope maximum (SSmax) were obtained. Then, the disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS-28), REE, and SSmax were analyzed, and the associations of SSmax and REE with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and DAS-28 were investigated. Additionally, the patients were assigned to the acute-stage group and the chronic-stage group according to their time-signal intensity curves after therapy, and the two groups were compared in SSmax, REE, ESR, CRP, and DAS-28. Corresponding receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn for the analysis of potential markers for efficacy improvement in patients.

resultsAfter therapy, REE, SSmax, ESR, DAS-28, and CRP in the synovium of all patients declined greatly (all

conclusionThe SSmax and REE levels in RA patients after treatment were significantly decreased, and the levels in patients in the chronic phase were lower than those in patients in the acute phase. SSmax and REE are highly expressed in RA patients, and the combined detection can enhance the value of DAS-28 in the assessment of RA, and it is worthy of clinical promotion.

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