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Takeuchi, Kazuhiro
Inoue, Hajime
Yokoyama, Yoshiki
Ota, Yusuke
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Abstract

We studied the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 120 knees in 86 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and of 14 unaffected knees in 12 control cases. We also developed a scoring system as a quantitative analysis method. We divided the MRI into 10 items, and classified the severity of the symptoms into 4 grades (score 0 to 3). The average total score increased according to the radiographic grade. Soft tissue lesions were clearly detected, even in the early stages of RA. Items such as synovial proliferation showed a high score even in the early stages, suggesting that it was the initial symptom of RA. The score also showed a correlation with the inflammatory signs. These results suggest that this scoring system is very sensitive and yields a good reflection of RA activity. We demonstrated that this system is simple and convenient for routine diagnostic use. We further demonstrated that it is useful for following the advancement of RA and for evaluating the response to treatment.

Keywords
rheumatoid arthritis
magnetic resonance imaging
scoring system
synovial membrane
Amo Type
Article
Publication Title
Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date
1998-08
Volume
volume52
Issue
issue4
Publisher
Okayama University Medical School
Start Page
211
End Page
224
ISSN
0386-300X
NCID
AA00508441
Content Type
Journal Article
language
English
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Refereed
True
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