Table 2.
The disease activity and PET-CT interpretation according to visual analysis.
| Disease activity according to NIH criteria | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active (n = 17) | Inactive (n = 29) | |||
| Median PETVAS | 7(0–27) | 4(0–17) | 0.03 | |
| Visual analyse | Active PET, n (%) | 12 (48) | 13 (52) | 0.09 |
| Inactive PET, n (%) | 5 (24) | 16 (76) | ||
| Inactive group (According to NIH criteria) | ||||
| Elevated CRP (n = 16) | Negative CRP (n = 13) | p | ||
| Median PETVAS | 5(2–17) | 3(0–5) | 0.0015 | |
| Visual analysis | Active PET, n (%) | 11 (85) | 2 (15) | 0.008 |
| Inactive PET, n (%) | 5 (31) | 11 (69) | ||