Imaging Evaluation of the Entheses
Numerous papers have been published on the advantage to use ultrasonography and MRI for detecting enthesitis for diagnosing and managing patients with spondyloarthritis. This paper describes the latest advances in…
Imaging in Axial Spondyloarthritis
The primary use of imaging focuses on diagnostic evaluation, and pelvic radiography is still the primary modality for evaluation of disease in the sacroiliac joints. Its unreliability and inability to…
Imaging in Gout and Other Crystal-Related Arthropathies
In this article, the authors consider the manifestations of intraarticular and periarticular crystal deposits. Most cases of crystal deposits are asymptomatic and represent incidental findings at imaging. In symptomatic arthropathies,…
Diagnosis and Longitudinal Assessment of Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major chronic and global health care problem. Recent technological advances in imaging and postprocessing techniques have enhanced the understanding and characterization of the pathophysiology of this…
Imaging of Inflammatory Arthritis in Children
The hallmark of juvenile idiopathic arthritis is synovial inflammation, and the goal of treatment is to suppress inflammation to prevent cartilage damage and bone erosions. Ultrasound and MRI are widely…
Imaging of Inflammatory Arthritis in Adults
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…
Imaging: Enhanced Evaluation of Children and Adults with Rheumatic Disease
Pamela F. Weiss, MD, MSCE, Editor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen won the first Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of radiographs in 1895. The initial use of ultrasound for medical…
Hepatitis B Reactivation in Rheumatic Diseases
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation (HBVr) has been an increasingly recognized and appreciated risk of immunosuppressive therapies in rheumatic patients. Despite its potential for significant morbidity and mortality, HBVr is…
Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Rheumatic Diseases
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with liver and extrahepatic complications, including B-cell lymphoma, cardiovascular and kidney diseases, glucose metabolism impairment and rheumatic conditions ie, arthralgia, myalgia, cryoglobulinemia…
