Atlanto-axial Pannus in Patients with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Andrew A JoyceJessica N WilliamsJunzi ShiJacob C MandellZacharia IsaacJoerg Ermann

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2019)

Patients without RA diagnosis and incidental atlanto-axial pannus on cervical spine MRI are unlikely to have previously unrecognized RA. Degenerative disease and tissue calcification may contribute to pannus formation in these patients.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis patients
disease activity
end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
magnetic resonance imaging
systemic lupus erythematosus
ankylosing spondylitis
computed tomography
contrast enhanced