Bone Erosions and Bone Marrow Edema as Defined by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reflect True Bone Marrow Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Autor:	Jimenez-Boj, Esther, Nöbauer-Huhmann, Iris, Hanslik-Schnabel, Beatrice, Dorotka, Ronald, Wanivenhaus, Axel-Hugo, Kainberger, Franz, Trattnig, Siegfried, Axmann, Roland, Tsuji, Wayne, Hermann, Sonja, Smolen, Josef, Schett, Georg
Předmět:	BONE diseases BONE marrow EDEMA MAGNETIC resonance imaging MEDICAL imaging systems RHEUMATOID arthritis SYNOVIAL membranes
Zdroj:	Arthritis & Rheumatism; Apr2007, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p1118-1124, 7p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Graph
Abstrakt:	This article discusses findings of a study, which investigated the pathologic nature of features termed bone erosion and bone marrow edema on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of joints affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MRI bone erosions and bone marrow edema are caused by the formation of inflammatory infiltrates in the bone marrow of patients with RA. The use of MRI allows for direct visualization of synovial inflammation and by depicting the invasion of inflammation into bone and bone marrow early in the disease.
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