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8426935

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
Several magnetic resonance (MR) imaging pulse sequences (unenhanced T1 weighted spin echo, with and without fat suppression; unenhanced T2 weighted with fat suppression; and spoiled gradient-recalled acquisition in the steady state [GRASS], with fat suppression, before and after gadolinium enhancement) were analyzed in 30 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis to determine which sequences were best for imaging various aspects of the disease as manifested in the hands and wrists. A single hand was imaged in all patients. Inflammation and erosions were best seen on spoiled GRASS images with fat suppression and gadolinium enhancement, with the latter also being well seen on T1-weighted images. Articular cartilage was best seen on unenhanced spoiled GRASS or T1-weighted images with fat suppression. For the latter application, increased resolution is needed before the results will be meaningful. MR imaging has potential as an objective method for evaluating rheumatoid arthritis. However, change in MR imaging findings in a single hand must be carefully monitored and compared with the overall disease course for a long period in a large number of patients to establish the clinical value of MR imaging.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0271-5333
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
MR imaging of the hands in early rheumatoid arthritis: preliminary results.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35233.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't