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Early rheumatoid arthritis and its differentiation from other joint abnormalities
Nathalie Boutry1, Clarissa Canella Moraes do Carmo, René-Marc Flipo
1Service de Radiologie et d'Imagerie Musculosquelettique, Centre de Consultations et Imagerie de l'Appareil Locomoteur, Hôpital Roger Salengro-CHRU de Lille, Rue du Pr. Emile Laine, 59037 Lille Cedex, France. nboutry@chru-lille.fr
Abstract:
The introduction of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has created new demands on imaging to early identify patients with rheumatoid arthritis and opened new prospects in therapeutic management of patients with aggressive disease. Therefore, new imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound have developed during the past few years in this field. In some cases, both magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound may be also useful in making the distinction between early rheumatoid arthritis and other joints abnormalities, including early psoriatic arthritis. This article will review key aspects of important advances in imaging in rheumatoid arthritis, particularly focusing on magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound.
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