Imaging in early-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: ultrasonography (US) and MRI favours conventional radiography in detecting early inflammatory changes in joints

Ah Spannow,T Herlin

doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-s1-p98

Abstract

Results Synovitis in affected joints was detected by US and MRI but not by X-ray. Conclusion US and MRI favours conventional radiography in detecting early inflammatory changes in smaller children with EO-JIA. Although detailed information is given by MRI, the use of MRI is limited to one anatomical region and the smaller children it cannot be performed without general anaesthesia. Thus, US seem most helpful in detecting early inflammatory changes in EO-JIA. from 15th Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PreS) Congress London, UK. 14–17 September 2008

Highlights

Evaluating joint involvement in early-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (EO-JIA) in children ≤ 3 years is often a challenge for the clinician not experienced in assessing joints in children
15th Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PreS) Congress Wietse Kuis, Patricia Woo, Angelo Ravelli, Hermann Girschick, Michaël Hofer, Johannes Roth, Rotraud K Saurenmann, Alberto Martini, Pavla Dolezova, Janjaap van der Net, Pierre Quartier, Lucy Wedderburn and Jan Scott Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here.
US seem most helpful in detecting early inflammatory changes in EO-JIA

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Imaging in early-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: ultrasonography (US) and MRI favours conventional radiography in detecting early inflammatory changes in joints. Address: Department Paediatrics Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark * Corresponding author from 15th Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PreS) Congress London, UK. Published: 15 September 2008 Pediatric Rheumatology 2008, 6(Suppl 1):P98 doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-S1-P98. 15th Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PreS) Congress Wietse Kuis, Patricia Woo, Angelo Ravelli, Hermann Girschick, Michaël Hofer, Johannes Roth, Rotraud K Saurenmann, Alberto Martini, Pavla Dolezova, Janjaap van der Net, Pierre Quartier, Lucy Wedderburn and Jan Scott Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here.

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