title: Advanced imaging of early rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Advances in MR imaging of arthritis include contrast-enhanced, dynamic, and quantitative imaging techniques. These advances may result in MR imaging becoming the gold standard in diagnosing early RA. MR imaging is a useful technique in diagnosis, follow-up, and evaluation of remission in rheumatic diseases of the joints. Early diagnosis of RA, in the first 6 months after the onset of symptoms, may lead to earlier control and prevent future erosions and deformities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA. jtehranz@uci.edu
authors.forename: Jamshid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tehranzadeh
authors.forename: Oganes
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ashikyan
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dascalos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler