title: The EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas: the metacarpophalangeal joints.
abstract: This paper presents the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint magnetic resonance images of the EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas. The illustrations include synovitis in the MCP joints (OMERACT RA magnetic resonance imaging scoring system (RAMRIS), grades 0-3), bone oedema in the metacarpal head and the phalangeal base (grades 0-3), and bone erosion in the metacarpal head and the phalangeal base (grades 0-3, and examples of higher grades). The presented reference images can be used to guide scoring of MCP joints according to the OMERACT RA MRI scoring system.
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Conaghan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ejbjerg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peterfy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: McQueen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lassere
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shnier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Østergaard
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008488:Medical Illustration; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000473:pathology; D012016:Reference Values; D013585:Synovitis / Q000175:diagnosis