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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2018; 22(02): 237-244
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1641160
Review Article
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Novel Imaging Techniques in Rheumatic Diseases

Robert Hemke
1   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2   Musculoskeletal Imaging Quantification Center (MIQC), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
Vasco Mascarenhas
3   MSK imaging Unit (UIME), Imaging Center, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
,
Mario Maas
1   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2   Musculoskeletal Imaging Quantification Center (MIQC), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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19. April 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Since the introduction of new MR imaging techniques within the past two decades, the imaging assessment of joints in rheumatic diseases has changed considerably. MRI enables to evaluate both the inflamed synovial membrane as well as early structural damage. In the last few years, several new functional/metabolic MR imaging techniques have applied in rheumatic diseases, making it possible to evaluate the pathophysiology of the disease in greater detail. Moreover, they permit a more quantitative approach for the evaluation of disease activity and damage. Several functional imaging techniques in rheumatic diseases have been proposed for the evaluation and monitoring of disease status.

Keywords

magnetic resonance imaging - positron emission tomography - rheumatoid arthritis - juvenile idiopathic arthritis - spondylarthropathy