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Ultrasonography in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis of Hand and Wrist Joints: Comparison with Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Sundeep MallaSurabhi VyasAshu Seith BhallaUma KumarSandeep KumarArun Kumar Gupta
Published in: Indian journal of orthopaedics (2020)
In early RA, USG was nearly as effective in diagnosing features of joint and tendon sheath involvement, with relatively better performance of USG for tenosynovitis. The performance of USG in diagnosing erosions was limited likely due to difficult access of three-dimensional joint structure.
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