title: [US evaluation of the hands and feet in rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by progressive damage of synovial-lined joints and variable extra-articular manifestations. Synovitis is usually found in the wrist, metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. For these reasons, we believe that ultrasound with power doppler can be used for the detection and monitoring of synovitis with a simplified "hands and feet" protocol. In this article, we will describe this protocol used daily in our institution for early diagnosis and therapeutic management of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie B, Hôpital Cochin, 75014 Paris, France. henri.guerini@cch.aphp.fr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guerini
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ayral
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Campagna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feydy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pluot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gossec
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chevrot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dougados
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Drapé
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D033023:Foot Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D050823:Hand Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013585:Synovitis / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014159:Transducers; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*