Imaging of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Abstract

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is an umbrella term covering several distinct categories that share common features. The European League Against Rheumatism and the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society have published a consensus article with recommendations to guide radiologists and clinicians in choosing the best imaging technique for each particular clinical setting. A reproducible, accurate, validated, and long-established scoring system to use in everyday practice for monitoring and predicting long-term response to therapy is still to be developed on MR imaging for each joint.

Keywords: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Juvenile spondyloarthropathies; MR imaging; MR imaging scoring system; Radiography; Ultrasound.