Rheumatoid arthritis other imaging findings
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Other Imaging Findings
DEXA Scan is helpful in the diagnosis of the complication of rheumatoid arthritis:[1][2]
- T-score that is 2.5 SD or more below mean is called as osteoporosis
- T-score that is 1 to 2.5 SD below mean is called as osteopenia
References
- ↑ Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (December 2002). "Clinical decision rules in rheumatoid arthritis: do they identify patients at high risk for osteoporosis? Testing clinical criteria in a population based cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis recruited from the Oslo Rheumatoid Arthritis Register". Ann. Rheum. Dis. 61 (12): 1085–9. PMC 1753963. PMID 12429540.
- ↑ Kröger H, Honkanen R, Saarikoski S, Alhava E (January 1994). "Decreased axial bone mineral density in perimenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis--a population based study". Ann. Rheum. Dis. 53 (1): 18–23. PMC 1005237. PMID 8311549.