Advances in imaging methods for early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-2848.2013.02.016
- VernacularTitle:类风湿关节炎早期诊断的影像学方法研究进展
- Author:
Yunlong SU
;
Xuemei WANG
;
Ailing ZHAO
;
Guojian ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Arthritis,rheumatoid;
Diagnostic imaging;
Trends
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2013;(2):157-160
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease with unknown etiology.The main feature of RA is chronic,symmetrical and invasive arthritis.RA may present with severe joint deformity and functional loss,which has higher disability and fatality rates.At present,no effective measures can reverse bone damage associated with RA clinically.Therefore,early diagnosis of RA is critical to improve prognosis.In recent years,imaging increasingly plays an important role in the early diagnosis of RA.This article reviews recent advances in imaging methods for early diagnosis of RA.
