Role of telethermography and arthrography in rheumatoid wrist

After briefly reviewing some of the problems relating to an early identification of synovial pathology, the authors have pointed out the actual role of telethermography and arthrography, resulting from their diagnostic experience. The two techniques were applied to a group of 40 patients affected with rheumatoid arthritis and were found to be particularly helpful: (i) either providing quite early information (telethermography); or (ii) allowing an exact topographic definition of synovial and tendinous sheath involvement (opaque arthrography), or eventually (iii) supplying a manageable means to follow their development with.