Osteoarthritis year in review 2016: imaging

Abstract

Imaging continues to play an important role in OA research, where several exciting new technologies and computer aided analysis methods are emerging to complement the conventional imaging approaches.

Osteoarthritis: Current Clinical Concept and Some Promising Therapeutic Approaches

“…Для МРТ-диагностики ОА характерно определение такой па-тологии, как неравномерное истонче-ние, трещины и локальное разруше-ние суставного хряща, повреждение и дегенеративные изменения мени-сков и крестообразных связок, при-знаки остеита, отек и избыточная ва-скуляризация синовиальной оболоч-ки (признаки синовита), субхондральный склероз, субхон-дральные кисты и небольшие остеофиты. Ценность МРТ связана с тем, что данные изменения определяются у паци-ентов при рентгенологически негативных стадиях ОА и могут служить подтверждением диагноза на ранних эта-пах развития этого заболевания [38][39][40].…”

Approach to hand osteoarthritis

“…[84,85,93] US Doppler ile konvansiyonel grafideki erozyon progresyonu aras›nda da bir iliflki saptanm›flt›r. [94][95][96][97][98] Ayr›ca US, referans metod olarak MR ile valide edilmifltir. [93] …”

Quantitative 3D imaging parameters improve prediction of hip osteoarthritis outcome

“…Already an essential clinical technique, CT also plays an important role in osteoarthritis research and has been implemented in epidemiological cohort studies (the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study) using dual energy and standing knee CT, and with low dose whole body CT (the APPROACH study). CT has been mainly used for investigating diagnostic potential, but not yet disease monitoring or prognostication 19 . Our aim has been to develop an image analysis technique that uses clinical CT imaging to reveal the distribution of JSW in 3D, believing that it could outperform current gold standard 2D imaging approaches, while accepting this is likely to come at the cost of increased radiation dose.…”