title: Radiographic assessment of disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The role that radiography plays in the assessment of disease has been a subject of controversy over the last two decades. Significant problems continue to exist with radiographic assessment. These include (1) technical variables, (2) interpretational variables, (3) clinical variables, and (4) pathophysiologic variables. Unless these problems are recognized and fully understood by the interpreting physician, the "gold standard" quickly can become "fool's gold."
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology/Nuclear Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Brower
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology