title: Scoring radiographic abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Serial radiologic examinations can demonstrate the initial development and stability or progression of erosions and cartilage damage during the course of rheumatoid arthritis. Measurements of the radiographic progression rate is potentially the most powerful tool available to the individual practitioner and the clinical investigator. This article examines various methods for scoring radiographic abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Tifton Medical Clinic, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sharp
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001175:Arthrography / Q000145:classification* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity