Vol. 83, September 2015

Role of Ultrasound and MRI in Detection of Hand and Wrist Joints Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Comparative Study

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Role of Ultrasound and MRI in Detection of Hand and Wrist Joints Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Comparative Study, MOHAMED EL-GHOBASHY, HATEM EL-AZIZY, MANAR HUSSEIN and HEND HELAL

 

Abstract
Objective: To compare the role of musculoskeletal ultra-sonography and MRI in the detection of erosions of the wrist and hand joints in Rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Patients and Methods: This study included fifty patients (39 females and 11 males) with rheumatoid arthritis. They were subjected to high resolution grey scale ultrasound study and MRI examination of the clinically dominant wrist joints. Mean age was 45.3 years and mean disease duration was 6.2 years. Comparison and correlation between both modalities was done.
Results: Our results showed that both modalities are comparable and closely related in the detection of erosions in hand and wrist joints in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

 

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