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According to a&nbsp;study&nbsp;reported&nbsp;in&nbsp;Rheumatology Advisor, structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be able to be assessed with high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), along with&nbsp;conventional radiography (CR)&nbsp;and MRI.&nbsp;&nbsp;Research of the&nbsp;study, which was published in the&nbsp;Journal of Bone and Mineral Research,&nbsp;assessed the&nbsp;finger joints of 39 patients with RA and 38 healthy subjects;&nbsp;CR, MRI, and HR&#8208;pQCT&nbsp;were all used to examine the patients.&nbsp;CRs were scored using the Sharp/Van der&nbsp;Heijde&nbsp;method.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
High-resolution peripheral quantitative CT may help evaluate structural damage in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rheumatoidarthritis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rheumatoidarthritis</a> in addition to conventional radiography and MRI. Learn more. <a href="https://t.co/5G0q0lIZtV">https://t.co/5G0q0lIZtV</a>
&mdash; Rheumatology Advisor (@RheumAdvisor) <a href="https://twitter.com/RheumAdvisor/status/1006544193416769537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>MRI images were analyzed for the presence of erosions, bone marrow edema, and synovitis. HR&#8208;pQCT&nbsp;images were analyzed for the number, surface area, and volume of interruptions using a semiautomated algorithm.&nbsp;SOURCE:<a href="https://www.rheumatologyadvisor.com/rheumatoid-arthritis-advisor/assessing-bone-damage-in-rheumatoid-arthritis-with-quantitative-ct/article/771080/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=ra_daily-social-post">&nbsp;</a>Rheumatology Advisor&nbsp;

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Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Bone Damage With High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative CT

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According to a study reported in Rheumatology Advisor, structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be able to be assessed with high-resolution peripheral ...

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