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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]

MRI

• MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of early and subacute rheumatoid arthritis. Findings on MRI diagnostic of rheumatoid arthritis include:
  • Inflammation of synovium which is called as synovial hyperemia
  • Synovial hyperplasia also called as rice bodies
  • Pannus formation
  • The thickness of cartilage is decreased
  • Subchondral cysts and erosions
  • Effusion of joints
  • Bone marrow edema