A clinical perspective on imaging in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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In recent years, imaging has become increasingly important to confirm diagnosis, monitor disease activity, and predict disease course and outcome in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Over the past few decades, great efforts have been made to improve the quality of diagnostic imaging and to reach a consensus on which methods and scoring systems to use. However, there are still some critical issues, and the diagnosis, course, and management of JIA are closely related to clinical assessment. This review discusses the main indications for conventional radiography (XR), musculoskeletal ultrasound (US), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while trying to maintain a clinical perspective. The diagnostic-therapeutic timing at which one or the other method should be used, depending on the disease/patient phenotype, will be assessed, considering the main advantages and disadvantages of each imaging modality according to the currently available literature. Some brief clinical case scenarios on the most frequently and severely involved joints in JIA are also presented.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Pediatric radiology - 54(2024), 4 vom: 28. Apr., Seite 490-504

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tarsia, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Zajc Avramovič, Mojca [VerfasserIn]
Gazikalović, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Ključevšek, Damjana [VerfasserIn]
Avčin, Tadej [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Children
Conventional radiography
Imaging
Journal Article
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Magnetic resonance imaging
Review
Ultrasound

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Date Completed 03.04.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00247-023-05815-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365064750