Abstracts tagged "tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 1343 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
EARLY Improvements in the Lower Limbs Enthesis by Ultrasound Predicting Later Favorable Responses in TNF Inhibotors-Treated Patients with Spondyloarthritis
Kensuke Kume¹, Kanzo Amano¹, Kuniki Amano², Hiroyuki Ohta³ and Noriko Kuwaba⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Hiroshima Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Sky Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ³Medical Research, hiroshima clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ⁴Medical Research, Sanki Clinical Link, Hiroshima, Japan
Background/Purpose: Lower limbs enthesis by ultrasound (US) detects inflammatory activity in patients with spondyloarthritis(SpA) and is a diagnostic tool of early SpA. The present objective…