title: Rheumatoid Arthritis Revisited - Advanced Imaging Review.
abstract: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a multisystem disorder, which causes significant morbidity. An early diagnosis of RA is essential to prevent the development of irreversible bone and joint changes. The disease has characteristic clinical features, but an early evaluation of the quantum of disease may be difficult with plain radiography alone. Recent developments in the imaging of RA have contributed significantly to an early diagnosis of the disease. In this article, we review the role and current status of various imaging modalities including recent advances in the evaluation and follow-up of early RA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Surabhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vyas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashu Seith
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Radiography