Computed Tomography and MR Imaging in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Antonio Barile; Francesco Arrigoni; Federico Bruno; Giuseppe Guglielmi; Marcello Zappia; Alfonso Reginelli; Piero Ruscitti; Paola Cipriani; Roberto Giacomelli; Luca Brunese; Carlo Masciocchi

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2017.04.006

Computed Tomography and MR Imaging in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Radiol Clin North Am. 2017 Sep;55(5):997-1007. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2017.04.006. Epub 2017 Jun 12.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1, L'Aquila, Coppito 67100, Italy. Electronic address: antonio.barile@cc.univaq.it.
² Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1, L'Aquila, Coppito 67100, Italy.
³ Department of Radiology, Scientific Institute Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" S. Giovanni Rotondo, University of Foggia, v.le Cappuccini 1, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia 71013, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine and Health Science "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Via F. De Santis, Campobasso 86100, Italy.
⁵ Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Magrassi-Lanzara, Institute of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Via Pansini 6, Naples 80131, Italy.
⁶ Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Rheumatology Clinic, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1, L'Aquila, Coppito 67100, Italy.

PMID: 28774459
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2017.04.006

Abstract

The clinical diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is supported by imaging findings. MR imaging, in particular, can allow an early diagnosis to determine a target therapy that can stop or at least slow the disease progression.

Keywords: CT; MR imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis imaging; Rheumatology imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Joints / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*