title: Combined pre-injection wrist and ankle MRI protocol and steroid joint injections in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
abstract: Precise localization of affected compartments of the wrist and ankle in children with an established diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is clinically challenging. The purpose of this paper is to describe our experience utilizing a pre-injection MRI protocol of the wrist and ankle for localizing disease activity followed by fluoroscopically guided joint injections in children with JIA.
authors: Department of Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin St, Suite 470, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jhkan@texaschildrens.org
authors: J Herman
authors: JH
authors: Kan
authors: T Brent
authors: TB
authors: Graham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000843:Ankle Joint; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014955:Wrist Joint
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids