[Roentgenologic assessment of articular lesions in rheumatoid arthritis]

The article presents a comparative analysis of methods for quantitative assessment of roengenologic changes in the joints in rheumatoid arthritis that have come to be widely used in USA and Europe. It is noted that the Steinbroker's method widely employed by clinicians fails to give an integral assessment of the articular affection. Expediency is documented of employment of the Sharp's method in roentgenologic monitoring in clinical trials of new antirheumatic drug preparations. In a routine clinical setting the Larsen's method or its modifications are to be preferred since in spite of its low sensitivity investigation time is cut down 2.3-fold by comparison with the Sharp's method.