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Is MRI the best method to detect response to treatment in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?

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boxed-textBraun J et al. (2006) Major reduction in spinal inflammation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after treatment with infliximab. Results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled magnetic resonance imaging study. Arthritis Rheum 54: 1646–1652

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