title: [Radionuclide diagnosis of local inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: Radionuclide scintigraphy with osteotropic radiopharmaceuticals labelled 99Tc proved highly sensitive in assessment of local inflammation. Osteoscintigraphy allows detection of preclinical and pre-x-ray lesions in the joints in RA and assessment of the treatment efficacy. Characteristic signs of the radionuclide distribution and accumulation can serve as a prompt in differential diagnosis of RA, DOA, reactive and gouty arthritis.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Vezikova
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Ignat'ev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015902:Gamma Cameras; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate