Correlation of F-18-FDG PET/CT assessments with disease activity and markers of inflammation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis following the initiation of combination therapy with triple oral antirheumatic drugs - UTU Research Portal

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Correlation of F-18-FDG PET/CT assessments with disease activity and markers of inflammation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis following the initiation of combination therapy with triple oral antirheumatic drugs

Authors: Roivainen A, Hautaniemi S, Mottonen T, Nuutila P, Oikonen V, Parkkola R, Pricop L, Ress R, Seneca N, Seppanen M, Yli-Kerttula T

Publisher: SPRINGER

Publication year: 2013

Journal: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Journal name in source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING

Journal acronym: EUR J NUCL MED MOL I

Number in series: 3

Volume: 40

Issue: 3

First page : 403

Last page: 410

Number of pages: 8

ISSN: 1619-7070

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-012-2282-x

Abstract

F-18-FDG PET/CT findings after 2 and 4 weeks of triple combination oral DMARD therapy correlated with treatment efficacy and clinical outcome in patients with early RA. F-18-FDG PET/CT may help predict the therapeutic response to novel drug treatments.