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Review
. 2024 Sep;62(5):837-847.
doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2024.03.006. Epub 2024 May 19.

High-Field MRI Advantages and Applications in Rheumatology

Karen Y Cheng  1 , Saeed Jerban  2 , Won C Bae  1 , Evelyne Fliszar  1 , Christine B Chung  3
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High-Field MRI Advantages and Applications in Rheumatology

Karen Y Cheng et al. Radiol Clin North Am. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

Imaging of rheumatologic diseases has historically been performed using conventional radiography. MRI offers an opportunity for detection of altered marrow signal in early disease that is not visible on other imaging modalities such as radiography, computed tomography, or sonography. This review describes the advantages of current MRI techniques in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of rheumatologic diseases. In addition, this review discusses novel MRI techniques at high-field magnetic strength which may be deployed in the future to allow for improved imaging resolution and quantitative assessment of both axial and peripheral joints.

Keywords: Altered marrow signal; High-field MRI; Inflammatory arthropathy; Novel MRI sequences; Quantitative MRI; Structural changes.

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