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The value of MR imaging in early diagnosis of rheumatic arthritis
XU Jian-rong  DENG Xia 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2011.02.001.


[Abstract] Rheumatic arthritis is a series of diseases characterized by synovitis resulting in cartilage, bone, joint, muscle and ligament damage, which includes rheumatoid arthritis(RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), osteoarthritis (OA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), gout and scleroderma etc. These diseases will eventually develop to joint deformity and joint dysfunction. Early clinical interference would slow the progress of the diseases, so it’s very important to diagnose as early as we can. MR imaging is sensitive to detect the changes of synovium, cartilage, ligament etc. During the past few years, MRI has developed to be a useful tool to diagnose and make a differential diagnosis of different rheumatic arthritis. In this article, we summarize the MRI characterization of different rheumatic arthritis to invstigate the value of MR imaging in early diagnosis of rheumatic arthritis.
[Keywords] Arthritis；rheumatism；Early diagnosis；Magnetic resonance imaging；Rheumatoid arthritis；Ankylosing spondylitis；Osteoarthritis；Systemic lupus erythematosus；Gout；Scleroderma

XU Jian-rong* Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, Medical College of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China

DENG Xia Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, Medical College of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China

*Correspondence to: Xu JR, E-mail: xujianr@hotmail.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2010-12-20
Accepted  2011-02-06
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2011.02.001
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2011.02.001.

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