MRI can be used for quantitative assessment of bone erosion volumes in the wrists and metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints of RA patients. A semiquantitative scoring system, the Outcome Measures in ...

Unfortunately, conventional radiography has been shown to be insensitive for bone erosions, particularly in early stages of the disease. Computed tomography (CT) is rarely used, but its ...

RA patients experience pain, functional limitations and two forms of disabling bone disease: focal erosions and osteoporosis. After five years of disease, up to 50 percent of RA patients show ...

In the long-term, rheumatoid arthritis can lead to bone erosion and joint deformity as well. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Deepak Raina, Senior director and unit head, Orthopaedics ...