Imaging News

The use of ultrasound successfully showed the reduction of tenosynovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis before and after beginning treatment with biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, according to recently presented study data.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound revealed hyperechoic deposits associated with synovitis, which could explain the presence of arthritis in certain patients with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers.

The majority of primary care physicians considered access to medical imaging to be essential to patient care, indicating that it aided in establishing earlier and more definitive diagnoses, according to a recent survey.

Bone marrow lesions in the knees of patients with osteoarthritis were identified reliably using computer-assisted segmentation, which was sensitive to changes over time and less time-consuming compared with manual segmentation procedures.

Patients with osteoarthritis were more likely to show Baker’s cysts and synovial hypertrophy in knee ultrasound investigations than patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to data presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting.

The use of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography allowed researchers to successfully identify clinical signs of inflammation in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis, according to recently published data.

A halo present on arterial segments was seen in patients with newly diagnosed giant cell arteritis, but the marker diminished after 7 days of treatment with glucocorticoids.

Ultrasonography of the major salivary glands correlated with subjective oral and ocular findings along with autoimmune factors in primary Sjögren’s syndrome, according to study findings.

Radiologic procedures were performed more frequently in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, especially in women and those with rheumatoid factor, compared to patients without rheumatoid arthritis, according to a recently published study.

Patients with sarcoidosis experienced a high fracture risk despite having normal bone mineral density, suggesting a link to vitamin D levels, according to recent study results.