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Role of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in systemic lupus erythematosus erosive arthritis treatment response prediction. Correspondence on: “Ultrasonographic non-radiographic erosions could predict the efficacy of belimumab in articular systemic lupus erythematosus”

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  1. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Comarcal Alt Penedès-Garraf (CSAPG), Espirall s/n, 08720, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain

    Vicenç Torrente-Segarra

  2. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Patricia Corzo

  3. Rheumatology Department, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain

    Tarek Carlos Salman-Monte

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Torrente-Segarra, V., Corzo, P. & Salman-Monte, T.C. Role of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in systemic lupus erythematosus erosive arthritis treatment response prediction. Correspondence on: “Ultrasonographic non-radiographic erosions could predict the efficacy of belimumab in articular systemic lupus erythematosus”. Clin Rheumatol 42, 2525–2526 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-023-06669-7

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