TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging in Osteoarthritis
AU - Guermazi, A.
AU - Burstein, D.
AU - Conaghan, P.
AU - Eckstein, F.
AU - Graverand-Gastineau, M-P.
AU - Keen, Helen
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Conventional radiography is still the first and most important imaging examination in a clinical setting when evaluating a patient with a known or suspected diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA). In research and clinical trials, it still is a valuable tool for stratifying patients who have OA into different categories for inclusion criteria and eligibility. MRI has become crucial in understanding the natural history of the disease and in guiding future therapies because of its ability to image the knee as a whole organ and to assess cartilage morphology and composition directly and in a three-dimensional manner. The other modalities discussed in this article are valuable additional techniques indicated on a case-by-case basis.
AB - Conventional radiography is still the first and most important imaging examination in a clinical setting when evaluating a patient with a known or suspected diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA). In research and clinical trials, it still is a valuable tool for stratifying patients who have OA into different categories for inclusion criteria and eligibility. MRI has become crucial in understanding the natural history of the disease and in guiding future therapies because of its ability to image the knee as a whole organ and to assess cartilage morphology and composition directly and in a three-dimensional manner. The other modalities discussed in this article are valuable additional techniques indicated on a case-by-case basis.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/48349141602
U2 - 10.1016/j.rdc.2008.04.006
DO - 10.1016/j.rdc.2008.04.006
M3 - Article
SN - 0889-857X
VL - 34
SP - 645
EP - 687
JO - Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
JF - Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
ER -