Objective: To compare the role of musculoskeletal ultrasonography and MRI in the detection of erosions of the wrist and hand joints in Rheumatoid arthritis patients. Patients and Methods: This study included fifty patients (39 females and 11 males) with rheumatoid arthritis. They were subjected to high resolution grey scale ultrasound study and MRI examination of the clinically dominant wrist j...

The aim of the study was to compare the radiological findings of wrist arthrogram with wrist arthroscopy. This allowed us to establish the accuracy (sensitivity, specificity) of MRI arthrogram as a diagnostic tool. Thirty patients (20 female and 10 male) have undergone both wrist MRI arthrogram and wrist arthroscopy over the last 3 years at a District General Hospital. The mean age at arthrogra...

This paper presents the wrist joint MR images of the EULAR-OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas. Reference images for scoring synovitis, bone oedema, and bone erosions according to the OMERACT RA MRI scoring (RAMRIS) system are provided. All grades (0-3) of synovitis are illustrated in each of the three wrist joint areas defined in the scoring system--that is, the distal radio...

OBJECTIVES MRI has been proposed as the imaging method of choice to evaluate the long-term outcome in patients with early arthritis. The role of dynamic MRI, performed at presentation, in predicting the outcome of patients with early arthritis has been addressed in the present study. METHODS 39 patients with early arthritis, involving at least one wrist, were studied with clinical visits and ...

Abstract Hand and wrist pain are common presenting complaints in General Practice, Emergency Departments, plastic surgery clinics across the UK. We present case of a 43-year-old male who initially presented to his Practitioner with an 18-month history progressive intermittent swelling dorsum right hand wrist. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ultrasound (US) performed privately, when symptoms fi...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR arthrography are both effective means to evaluate the instrinsic and extrinsic ligaments of the wrist, as well as the triangular fibrocartilage (TFC) [1-6]. High resolution detail of the wrist can be achieved with a variety of magnet strengths, with 1.5 Tesla (T) and 3T being the most commonly utilized in current practice. Dedicated wrist coils are critic...

BACKGROUND Previous work has shown an association between restricted wrist range of motion (ROM) and upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in computer users. We compared the prevalence of MRI-identified wrist abnormalities and wrist ROM between asymptomatic and symptomatic computer users. METHODS MR images at 1.5 T of both wrists were obtained from 10 asymptomatic controls (8 F, 2 M) and ...

Results A 15 yo boy was referred to Rheumatology for left wrist swelling. His past medical history was unremarkable until 8 months prior when he began to have significant pain and progressive swelling of the left wrist. He was initially diagnosed with a fracture of the scaphoid bone for which he was casted for 2 months. After the cast was removed, the patient noticed that his symptoms persisted...