Multidetector computed tomography findings of the sternoclavicular joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
We evaluated the multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) findings of the sternoclavicular joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and compare them with general population. Chest MDCT scans of RA patients were reviewed. The control group was formed from age and sex-matched individuals. The most common CT findings were cortical irregularity, joint space narrowing, and osteophytes in study group. There were no statistically significant differences in the MDCT findings between the two groups except that osteophytes were observed more often in the control group. It is difficult to distinguish between the involvement of RA and age-related degenerative changes at the sternoclavicular joint.
Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Tokat, Turkey. Electronic address: fatihcelikyay99@yahoo.com.
Fatih
F
Celikyay
Ruken
R
Yuksekkaya
Ahmet
A
Inanir
Caglar
C
Deniz
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult
Multidetector computed tomography; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sternoclavicular joint