Soft Tissue Radiography of Finger Joints

Reichmann, Sven; Deichgräber, E; Kg, Strid; F, Heyman; Strand, Trond Eirik

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“…The normal difference between the widths of the phalangeal bone and joint capsule was found to be 2-3 mm in the PIP joints and 3-5ram in the MCP joints [13]. Unsharpness of the capsular border and edema of the surrounding soft tissue structures has been regarded as a sign of active synovitis [2,25,32,37,36,42]. Swelling of a moderate grade is considered evidence of synovitis, in the absence of other obvious causes such as trauma, particularly in the patients less than 45 years old.…”

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“…Fine detail radiographic techniques appear to be superior to orthodox methods in the detection of early erosive bone changes [24]. Several authors have used mammographic techniques for the demonstration of soft tissue changes and early bone changes in RA [12,13,17,32,42]. The immersion technique has proved also to be of value in connection with highdefinition radiographic studies [39].…”

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The ‘pre-erosive’ radiologic signs of rheumatoid arthritis in soft tissue radiography of the hands

Mäkelä

Virtama

1978

Skeletal Radiol.

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Soft tissue radiography of the hands using the mammographic immersion technique was performed on 119 patients, having definite or classical rheumatoid arthritis, and on 123 controls of matching age, sex, and professional distribution. A total of 7744 finger joints and carpal borders were investigated for joint swelling, periarticular edema, pre-erosive and erosive bone changes, joint space narrowing, and osteoarthritic joint margin spurs. Slight joint swelling and pre-erosive bone changes were found in connection with osteoarthritic joint changes in elderly control patients. Periarticular edema and moderate to massive joint swelling were quite reliable signs for synovitis. The incidence of pre-erosive bone signs was significantly greater in the rheumatoid arthritis group than in the control group, especially in patients less than 60 years old. These signs can be regarded as suggestive of rheumatoid arthritis; probability diagnosis could be performed using these signs and the Bayesian approach.

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The ‘pre-erosive’ radiologic signs of rheumatoid arthritis in soft tissue radiography of the hands

Mäkelä

Virtama

1978

Skeletal Radiol.

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“…New diagnostic applications in soft tissue radiography of the extremities have been investigated (3,4,10). The development of soft tissue radiographic techniques, especially in the field of mammography, has led to new developments in the radiography of thin body sections such as hands and feet.…”

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Soft Tissue Radiography of the Hands in the Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mäkelä

Haataja

1976

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

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25 cases of rheumatoid arthritis were investigated radiologically and clinically over a period of 3 months, using soft tissue radiograms of the hands and Lansbury's Activity Index. The soft tissue radiography technique was a new combination using molybdenum target mammographic equipment and immersion of the hands in a 2.5 cm layer of 1:1 ethanol-water solution, in order to reduce the uneven darkening of films. Periarticular oedema and progression of erosive and soft tissue changes were observed in clinically active cases. High scores for joint swelling and erosions were also registered in some clinically inactive cases. Determination of the rapid progression of erosive and soft tissue changes and the determination of periarticular hyperaemic oedema using special radiographic methods appear to be of some value in assessing the activity of rheumatoid arthritis.

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The Diagnostic Value of Displacement of the Fat Stripe in Fracture of the Scaphoid Bone

Cetti¹,

Se²

1982

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Soft tissue abnormalities on radiological examination can be useful in evaluating injury to various regions. In a retrospective study of X-ray pictures of 125 patients with injury to the wrist, it was possible to demonstrate an abnormal scaphoid fat stripe (SFS) in seventy-three out of seventy-eight cases with fracture of the scaphoid bone, compared to ten out of forty-seven cases without fracture.

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Soft Tissue Radiography of Finger Joints

Cited by 11 publications

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The ‘pre-erosive’ radiologic signs of rheumatoid arthritis in soft tissue radiography of the hands

The ‘pre-erosive’ radiologic signs of rheumatoid arthritis in soft tissue radiography of the hands

Soft Tissue Radiography of the Hands in the Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Diagnostic Value of Displacement of the Fat Stripe in Fracture of the Scaphoid Bone

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