title: Diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis; What is the current role of established and new imaging techniques in clinical practice?
abstract: Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have become established imaging techniques for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Several publications have pointed out the advantages of these techniques for a more complete evaluation of the inflammation and structural damage at joint level. Recently new imaging techniques as the positron emission tomography (PET) associated with computed tomography (CT) or MRI scan, and the optical imaging have been introduced in the panorama. This article presents the advantages and limitations of each imaging techniques in light with the recent publications.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Department, APHP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; INSERM U1173, Laboratoire d'Excellence INFLAMEX, UFR Simone Veil, Versailles-Saint-Quentin University, 78180, Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, France. Electronic address: maria-antonietta.dagostino@apr.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Maria Antonietta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Box 23 Vindern, 0319, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Espen A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Haavardsholm
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center - Location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Conny J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van der Laken
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Diagnostic and therapeutic evaluation; MRI; Optical imaging; PET imaging; Remission; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasound