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1884588

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
This study is a comparison of the cervical spine MR images from 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine with those from an age and sex matched group suffering from cervical spondylosis. Erosion of bone and major atlanto-axial subluxation were confined to rheumatoid arthritis. Soft tissue changes revealed by MRI included distortion of normal ligaments and bursae around the dens, particularly in rheumatoid arthritis. Abnormal masses of soft tissue were found in both groups, but those suggesting acute inflammation were much more frequent in rheumatoid arthritis than in cervical spondylosis. Neural compression was well demonstrated, and in rheumatoid arthritis was usually caused by bony structures whereas in cervical spondylosis it was usually due to disc material. It is concluded that MRI should be used as the first investigation to follow plain films in rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine. Bone and soft tissue changes are clearly shown, but interpretation of the images requires the recognition that some observed abnormalities may be due to coincidental cervical spondylosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0009-9260
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
MRI of the cervical spine: rheumatoid arthritis compared with cervical spondylosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study