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From: Proteoglycan loss in the articular cartilage is associated with severity of joint inflammation in psoriatic arthritis—a compositional magnetic resonance imaging study

Fig. 2

Right hand of a 57-year-old female with PsA (disease duration 46 months). Coronal STIR of digits 2–4 (a), transversal T2w fs (b), and corresponding contrast-enhanced T1w fs images (c) of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) level of digits 2–4. The horizontal white bar in a indicates the level of transversal slices (b, c). a Bone erosions at the metacarpal head of the 2nd (arrow) and 4th (asterisk) digits. b, c Bone erosion at the fourth metacarpal head (asterisk), synovitis (arrow), and subtle flexor tenosynovitis (arrowhead) at the MCP joint level of the 4th digit. d, e Representative sagittal T1-weighted images of the MCP, PIP and DIP joints of the 3rd digit. Following iv contrast administration and appropriate delay of 40 min, d gives the morphological T1 map, while e gives the corresponding parameter map with dGEMRIC values [ms] overlaid. No marked decrease of dGEMRIC indices is seen

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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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