Rheumatoid arthritis other imaging findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Overview
MRI is the preferred test for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. However, DEXA scan is helpful in the diagnosis of the complication of rheumatoid arthritis such as osteoporosis and osteopenia.
Other Imaging Findings
Other Imaging Findings
DEXA scan is helpful in the diagnosis of the complication of rheumatoid arthritis:[1][2]
- T-score that is 2.5 SD or more below mean is classified as osteoporosis.
- T-score that is 1 to 2.5 SD below mean is classified as osteopenia.
References
References
- ↑ Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (December 2002). “Clinical decision rules in rheumatoid arthritis: do they identify patients at high risk for osteoporosis? Testing clinical criteria in a population based cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis recruited from the Oslo Rheumatoid Arthritis Register”. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 61 (12): 1085–9. PMC 1753963. PMID 12429540.
- ↑ Kröger H, Honkanen R, Saarikoski S, Alhava E (January 1994). “Decreased axial bone mineral density in perimenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis–a population based study”. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 53 (1): 18–23. PMC 1005237. PMID 8311549.
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