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Our objective was to determine the MRI characteristics of RA patients in clinical remission or low disease activity (LDA) state.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Databases from 6 cohorts were collected from 5 international centers. RA patients in clinical remission according to Disease Activity Score28-C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP &lt; 2.6; n = 213) or LDA-state (2.6 \u2264 DAS28-CRP &lt; 3.2; n = 81) with available MRI data were included. MRI were assessed according to the OMERACT RA MRI scoring system (RAMRIS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patient characteristics: 70% women, median age 55 (interquartile range, IQR 43\u201363) years, disease duration 2.3 (IQR 0.7\u20135.1) years, DAS28-CRP 2.2 (IQR 1.8\u20132.6), Simplified Disease Activity Index, SDAI, 3.9 (IQR 1.9\u20136.5), Clinical Disease Activity Index, CDAI, 3.1 (IQR 1.5\u2013 5.8), rheumatoid factor\/anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide positivity 57%\/54%, presence of radiographic erosions: 66%. Wrist and metacarpophalangeal MRI (MCP-MRI) data were available for 287 and 241 patients, respectively. MRI inflammatory activity in wrist and\/or MCP joints was observed in the majority [synovitis: 95%, bone edema (osteitis): 35%] of patients. The median (IQR) RAMRIS score was 6 (3\u20139) for synovitis and 0 (0\u20132) for osteitis. Synovitis and osteitis were not less frequent in DAS28 clinical remission (synovitis\/osteitis 96%\/35%) than LDA (91\/36). A trend towards lower frequencies of osteitis in patients in SDAI and CDAI remission was observed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Subclinical inflammation was identified by MRI in the majority of RA patients in clinical remission or LDA state. This may explain structural progression in such patients. 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