Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Hand and whole body MRI can objectively measure improvements in joint and enthesis inflammation resulting from apremilast treatment for psoriatic arthritis, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Current MRI-based definitions of knee osteoarthritis fail to sufficiently pinpoint knees that will later develop radiographic disease visible on X-ray, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Advanced structural MRI can detect brain abnormalities linked with cognitive dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a systematic review published in Lupus Science & Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — Imaging techniques are poised to streamline the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in the United States, after gaining traction elsewhere, according to a speaker at the 2024 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

Presented results showed patients undergoing posterior cervical fusion with greater cervicothoracic flexibility between X-ray and MRI/CT measurements had higher complication and revision rates.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients with MS who developed paramagnetic rim lesions declined more rapidly, but implementing disease-modifying therapies earlier could reduce the burden of disease progression, data show.

In this video, Kevin M. Neal, MD, discussed the relationship between rates of neural axis abnormalities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the potential need for neurosurgical intervention.

CT detection of intra-articular mineralization in knee cartilage, resulting from calcium crystal deposition, may predict MRI detection of worsening cartilage in the same area, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Portable bedside MRI showed promise in detecting infarcts revealed on high-field MRI in those with acute ischemic stroke, with better performance on larger sized infarcts, according to a poster from the International Stroke Conference.