Imaging of Inflammatory Arthritis in Adults: Status and Perspectives on the Use of Radiographs, Ultrasound, and MRI

Alissa Jo Burge; O Kenechi Nwawka; Jennifer L Berkowitz; Hollis G Potter

doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2016.07.001

Imaging of Inflammatory Arthritis in Adults: Status and Perspectives on the Use of Radiographs, Ultrasound, and MRI

Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2016 Nov;42(4):561-585. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2016.07.001.

Authors

Alissa Jo Burge¹, O Kenechi Nwawka², Jennifer L Berkowitz², Hollis G Potter²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.

PMID: 27742015
DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2016.07.001

Abstract

The term inflammatory arthritis encompasses a variety of conditions featuring synovial inflammation as a defining characteristic, with resultant local tissue damage occurring over time. These arthritides often share overlapping clinical and imaging characteristics, although the pattern of joint involvement, specific appearance of pathologic changes, and associated findings often allow imaging-based differentiation or individual arthritides.

Keywords: Imaging; Inflammatory arthritis; MRI; Radiographs; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arthritis / diagnostic imaging
Arthritis / etiology
Arthritis, Psoriatic / diagnostic imaging*
Arthritis, Reactive / diagnostic imaging*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging*
Crystal Arthropathies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / complications
Injections, Intra-Articular / methods
Joints / diagnostic imaging*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Radiography
Scleroderma, Systemic / complications
Ultrasonography