title: Magnetic resonance imaging applications in early rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and management.
abstract: Early diagnosis and treatment have been recognized as essential for improving clinical outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a sensitive modality that can assess both inflammatory and structural lesions. MRI can assist in following the disease course in patients treated with traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biological therapies both in the clinic and in research trials. Therefore, it is anticipated that MRI becomes the diagnostic imaging modality of choice in RA clinical trials while remaining a useful tool for clinicians evaluating patients with RA.
authors: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2336 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 207, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA. otroum@troummd.org
authors: Orrin M
authors: OM
authors: Troum
authors: Olga
authors: O
authors: Pimienta
authors: Ewa
authors: E
authors: Olech
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics; D001175:Arthrography; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents