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Fig. 1 | Pediatric Rheumatology

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From: Standardized reporting and quantification of whole-body MRI findings in children with chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis treated with pamidronate

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Flowchart. Fifty-one children were diagnosed with chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) according to the Bristol Criteria. Children with symmetrical multifocal or spinal inflammatory bone lesions and a poor clinical response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were treated with pamidronate (n = 32). Reasons for study exclusion were insufficient imaging or concomitant treatment with TNF-α inhibitors. Eighteen children were included in the study. WBMRI: whole-body magnetic resonance imaging

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Pediatric Rheumatology

ISSN: 1546-0096