Foot and Ankle Conventional Radiography in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Does It Still Matter?

Magdalena Posadzy Anna Sowińska Filip M Vanhoenacker Piotr GietkaEwa ŻelnioIwona Sudoł-Szopińska

Published in: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology (2022)

Conventional radiography is an important tool in differential diagnosis of arthralgia of unknown etiology, as soft tissue swelling, osteoporosis and joint space narrowing are significantly more common in JIA patients as compared with patients without the diagnosis of inflammatory connective tissue disease. However, in case of high clinical suspicion of JIA and normal radiography, we recommend subsequent ultrasound (US) and/or MRI to allow early treatment.

Keyphrases

juvenile idiopathic arthritis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
patient reported outcomes
magnetic resonance
image quality
contrast enhanced
replacement therapy
diffusion weighted imaging