Open AccessRadiographic assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: From daily practice to clinical trials
Author(s) -
Corina Mogoșan,
Luminița Enache,
Bianca Dumitrescu,
Mihaela Agache,
Cătălina Ionescu,
C Popescu,
Cătălin Codreanu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6086
pISSN - 1843-0791
DOI - 10.37897/rjr.2021.1.1
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , radiography , magnetic resonance imaging , clinical trial , clinical practice , radiology , conventional radiography , ultrasound , physical therapy , medical physics
Imaging evaluation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has evolved significantly in last decades. Even if the modern imaging technics like ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging have unequivocal place in the assessment of early disease (especially for synovial inflammation, bone oedema, erosions), radiographic evaluation of hands and feet is still the most widely used imaging technic for quantification of joint damage in RA. In the current review we aim to address some practical issues related to the radiographic evaluation in RA from daily practice perspective, followed by a broader approach from the clinical trials point of view.