Cervical Spine Involvement in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Radiographic and MRI Findings in the Era of Biological Treatment

Abstract

Purpose or Learning Objective: Cervical spine involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may lead to severe neurologic dysfunction or even sudden death. The clinical diagnosis of cervical spine involvement often is challenging, due to nonspecific symptoms. Thus imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of cervical spine pathologies in RA. The goal of our retrospective study was the analysis of radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of cervical spine involvement in patients diagnosed with RA.