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[Attempt at staging articular changes in rheumatoid arthritis using magnetic resonance tomography exemplified by the
S Meske1, K Stappert, H Friedburg
1Abt. Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Universitätskliniken, Freiburg.
Zeitschrift Fur Rheumatologie
|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
Sixty-four examinations of the wrist in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by magnetic resonance imaging using a 0.23 TESLA magnet showed a great sensitivity in detecting proliferative partly exudative or destructive synovialitis, as is common in rheumatoid arthritis. In accordance to the Larsen system for grading rheumatoid arthritis lesions by conventional x-ray, we establish a clinically relevant magnetic resonance grading system which is able to diversify the stages of destruction and inflammative activity in rheumatoid arthritis.