Microwave Radiometry-Derived Thermal Changes of Small Joints as Additional Potential Biomarker in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Pilot Study

• Published in: Journal of clinical rheumatology Vol. 24; no. 5; p. 259
• Main Authors: Pentazos, George, Laskari, Katerina, Prekas, Kleanthis, Raftakis, John, Sfikakis, Petros P, Siores, Elias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology; Female; Foot Joints - diagnostic imaging; Foot Joints - pathology; Hand Joints - diagnostic imaging; Hand Joints - pathology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Microwaves; Middle Aged; Patient Acuity; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Radiometry - methods; Reproducibility of Results; Severity of Illness Index; Thermography - methods; Ultrasonography - methods; Visual Analog Scale

A prospective pilot study was performed using microwave radiometry (MR), a noninvasive method detecting in-depth tissue temperature, to evaluate whether temperature-of-small-joint-derived scores correlate to parameters commonly used to assess disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ten patien...