TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteoarthritis: Current Role of Imaging
AU - Guermazi, A.
AU - Eckstein, F.
AU - Le Graverand-Gastineau, M.P.H.
AU - Conaghan, P.G.
AU - Burstein, D.
AU - Roemer, F.W.
AU - Keen, Helen
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disease; it is increasingly common in the aging population of Western society and has a major health economic impact. Despite surgery and symptom-oriented approaches there is no efficient treatment. Conventional radiography has played a role in the past in confirming diagnosis and demonstrating late bony changes and joint space narrowing. MRI has become the method of choice in large research endeavors and may become important for individualized treatment planning. This article focuses on radiography and MRI, with insight into other modalities, such as ultrasound, scintigraphy, and CT. Their role in OA diagnosis, follow-up, and research is discussed.
AB - Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disease; it is increasingly common in the aging population of Western society and has a major health economic impact. Despite surgery and symptom-oriented approaches there is no efficient treatment. Conventional radiography has played a role in the past in confirming diagnosis and demonstrating late bony changes and joint space narrowing. MRI has become the method of choice in large research endeavors and may become important for individualized treatment planning. This article focuses on radiography and MRI, with insight into other modalities, such as ultrasound, scintigraphy, and CT. Their role in OA diagnosis, follow-up, and research is discussed.
U2 - 10.1016/j.mcna.2008.08.003
DO - 10.1016/j.mcna.2008.08.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 19059024
SN - 0025-7125
VL - 93
SP - 101-+
JO - Medical Clinics of North America
JF - Medical Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -