Erschienen in:
01.06.2018 | Minisymposium: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Update on imaging in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
verfasst von:
Karen Rosendahl, Mario Maas
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 6/2018
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Excerpt
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is characterised by synovial inflammation, with potential risk of developing progressive joint destruction and serious functional disability. Personalised state-of-the-art treatment depends on valid markers for disease activity to monitor response. Currently, such markers are mainly based on clinical and biochemical findings. In stark contrast to the level of investment and consequent advances in research addressing the adult variant (rheumatoid arthritis), little is known on advanced markers for active arthritis and permanent damage in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. …