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Correlation of Radiographic Progression with the Cumulative Activity of Synovitis Estimated by Power Doppler Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Difference Between Patients Treated with Methotrexate and Those Treated with Biological Agents
Kei Ikeda, Daiki Nakagomi, Yoshie Sanayama, Mieko Yamagata, Ayako Okubo, Taro Iwamoto, Hirotoshi Kawashima, Kentaro Takahashi and Hiroshi Nakajima
The Journal of Rheumatology November 2013, jrheum.130556; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.130556
Kei Ikeda
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
Daiki Nakagomi
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
Yoshie Sanayama
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
Mieko Yamagata
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
Ayako Okubo
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
Taro Iwamoto
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
Hirotoshi Kawashima
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
Kentaro Takahashi
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
Hiroshi Nakajima
From the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Supported in part by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant on Allergic Disease and Immunology from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. K. Ikeda, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD; D. Nakagomi, MD, PhD; Y. Sanayama, MD; M. Yamagata, MD; A. Okubo, MD; T. Iwamoto, MD; H. Kawashima, MD, PhD; K. Takahashi, MD, PhD; H. Nakajima, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Ikeda, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. E-mail: K.Ikeda@faculty.chiba-u.jp. Accepted for publication August 28, 2013.
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Correlation of Radiographic Progression with the Cumulative Activity of Synovitis Estimated by Power Doppler Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Difference Between Patients Treated with Methotrexate and Those Treated with Biological Agents
Kei Ikeda, Daiki Nakagomi, Yoshie Sanayama, Mieko Yamagata, Ayako Okubo, Taro Iwamoto, Hirotoshi Kawashima, Kentaro Takahashi, Hiroshi Nakajima
The Journal of Rheumatology Nov 2013, jrheum.130556; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130556
Correlation of Radiographic Progression with the Cumulative Activity of Synovitis Estimated by Power Doppler Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Difference Between Patients Treated with Methotrexate and Those Treated with Biological Agents
Kei Ikeda, Daiki Nakagomi, Yoshie Sanayama, Mieko Yamagata, Ayako Okubo, Taro Iwamoto, Hirotoshi Kawashima, Kentaro Takahashi, Hiroshi Nakajima
The Journal of Rheumatology Nov 2013, jrheum.130556; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130556