Imaging neoangiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis (INIRA): whole-body synovial uptake of a 99mTc-labelled RGD peptide is highly correlated with power Doppler ultrasound

Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Sep;79(9):1254-1255. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217228. Epub 2020 Apr 23.
No abstract available

Keywords: disease activity; rheumatoid arthritis; ultrasonography.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / etiology
  • Oligopeptides / pharmacokinetics*
  • Organotechnetium Compounds / pharmacokinetics*
  • Proof of Concept Study
  • Radioactive Tracers
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Synovial Membrane / blood supply*
  • Synovial Membrane / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Oligopeptides
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Radioactive Tracers
  • arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid