The EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas: the metacarpophalangeal joints

P Conaghan; P Bird; B Ejbjerg; P O'Connor; C Peterfy; F McQueen; M Lassere; P Emery; R Shnier; J Edmonds; M Østergaard

doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031815

The EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas: the metacarpophalangeal joints

Ann Rheum Dis. 2005 Feb;64 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):i11-21. doi: 10.1136/ard.2004.031815.

Authors

P Conaghan¹, P Bird, B Ejbjerg, P O'Connor, C Peterfy, F McQueen, M Lassere, P Emery, R Shnier, J Edmonds, M Østergaard

Affiliation

¹ Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Abstract

This paper presents the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint magnetic resonance images of the EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas. The illustrations include synovitis in the MCP joints (OMERACT RA magnetic resonance imaging scoring system (RAMRIS), grades 0-3), bone oedema in the metacarpal head and the phalangeal base (grades 0-3), and bone erosion in the metacarpal head and the phalangeal base (grades 0-3, and examples of higher grades). The presented reference images can be used to guide scoring of MCP joints according to the OMERACT RA MRI scoring system.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis*
Bone Diseases / diagnosis
Edema / diagnosis
Finger Joint / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Medical Illustration*
Metacarpophalangeal Joint / pathology*
Metacarpus / pathology
Reference Values
Synovitis / diagnosis