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

According to a study reported in 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 conventional radiography (CR) and MRI. 

Research of the study, which was published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, assessed the finger joints of 39 patients with RA and 38 healthy subjects; CR, MRI, and HR‐pQCT were all used to examine the patients. CRs were scored using the Sharp/Van der Heijde method.

High-resolution peripheral quantitative CT may help evaluate structural damage in #rheumatoidarthritis in addition to conventional radiography and MRI. Learn more. https://t.co/5G0q0lIZtV

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MRI images were analyzed for the presence of erosions, bone marrow edema, and synovitis. HR‐pQCT images were analyzed for the number, surface area, and volume of interruptions using a semiautomated algorithm. 

SOURCE: Rheumatology Advisor