Early rheumatoid arthritis: a review of MRI and sonographic findings.
OBJECTIVE
The introduction of anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agents has opened new prospects in therapeutic management of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, thereby creating new demands on radiologists to identify patients with aggressive disease at an early stage. As a result, imaging techniques such as MRI and sonography have developed during the past few years.


CONCLUSIONS
This article illustrates the imaging findings that may be encountered with these techniques in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
Boutry
Nathalie
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Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille and Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHRU de Lille, Blvd. du Pr. J Leclercq, 59037 Lille, France. nboutry@chru-lille.fr
Morel
Mélanie
M
Flipo
René-Marc
RM
Demondion
Xavier
X
Cotten
Anne
A
D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*