Assessment of structural lesions, synovitis and bone marrow lesions in erosive hand osteoarthritis on MRI (0.3T) compared to the radiographic anatomical Verbruggen-Veys score.

Edem AlladoRuth WittoekStephanie FerreroEliane AlbuissonIsabelle Chary-ValckenaereChristian RouxDamien Loeuille

Published in: PloS one (2020)

MRI 0.3T appears completely relevant for EHOA lesion analysis. First, MRI shows more erosive lesions than RX in EHOA; second, it allows for the analysis of synovitis and BMLs to be associated with more specific structural MRI features (E/O and D).

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
bone marrow
diffusion weighted imaging
rheumatoid arthritis
computed tomography
mesenchymal stem cells
magnetic resonance
knee osteoarthritis