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Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) is increasingly used to detect synovial inflammation in RA. Although small joints such as metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints are mainly affected by RA, MRI findings have never been directly compared to histological synovitis in MCP synovial tissue. The objective of the current study was therefore to analyse if DCE-MRI relates to histological signs of synovitis small RA joints.<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                        <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                        <jats:p>In 9 RA patients, DCE-MRI (3 Tesla, dynamic 2D T1 weighted turbo-flash sequence) of the hand was performed prior to arthroscopically-guided synovial biopsies from the second MCP of the imaged hand. Maximum enhancement (ME), rate of early enhancement, and maximum rate of enhancement were assessed in the MCP. Synovial biopsies were stained for determination of sublining CD68 and the Synovitis Score. Correlations between MRI and histological data were calculated according to Spearman.<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                        <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                        <jats:p>ME of the MCP significantly correlated to sublining CD68 staining (r = 0.750, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.02), the Synovitis Score (r = 0.743, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.02), and the subscores for lining layer hypertrophy (r = 0.789, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.01) and cellular density (r = 0.842; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.004).<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                        <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                        <jats:p>Perfusion imaging of synovial tissue in RA finger joints employing DCE-MRI reflects histological synovial inflammation. 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