Rheumatoid Arthritis - Original Articles

1. Jorgensen C, Cyteval C, Anaya JM, Baron MP, Lamarque JL, Sany J. Sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging of the wrist in very early rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1993;11(2):163-8. Abstract

2. Hottya G, Peterfy C, Uffman M, al e. Dedicated extremity MR imaging of the foot and ankle. Eur Radiol 2000;10(3):467-75. Abstract

3. Savnik A, Malmskov H, Thomsen HS, Bretlau T, Graff LB, Nielsen H, et al. MRI of the arthritic small joints: comparison of extremity MRI (0.2 T) vs high-field MRI (1.5 T). Eur Radiol 2001;11(6):1030-8. Abstract

4. Lindegaard H, Vallo J, Horslev-Petersen K, Junker P, Ostergaard M. Low field dedicated magnetic resonance imaging in untreated rheumatoid arthritis of recent onset. Ann Rheum Dis 2001;60(8):770-6. Full text

5. Bonél HM, Schneider P, Seemann MD, Huegli R, Srivastav S, Lodemann KP, Reiser M. MR imaging of the wrist in rheumatoid arthritis using gadobenate dimeglumine. Skeletal Radiol. 2001 Jan;30(1):15-24. Abstract

6. Backhaus M, Burmester GR, Sandrock D, Loreck D, Hess D, Scholz A, et al. Prospective two year follow up study comparing novel and conventional imaging procedures in patients with arthritic finger joints. Ann Rheum Dis 2002;61(10):895-904. Full text

7. Cimmino MA, Innocenti S, Livrone F, Magnaguagno F, Silvestri E, Garlaschi G. Dynamic Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Wrist in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Discriminate Active From Inactive Disease. Arthritis Rheum 2003, 48(5),1207-1213. Full text

8. Taouli B, Zaim S, Peterfy CG, Lynch JA, Stork A, Guermazi A, et al. Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand and wrist: comparison of three imaging techniques. Am J Roentgenol 2004;182(4):937-43. Full text

9. Crues J, Shellock F, Dardashti S, James T, Troum O. Identification of wrist and metacarpophalangeal joint erosions using a portable magnetic resonance imaging system compared to conventional radiographs. J Rheumatol 2004;31:676-85. Abstract

10. Ejbjerg B, Narvestad E, Jacobsen S, Thomsen HS, Ostergaard M. Optimised, low cost, low field dedicated extremity MRI is highly specific and sensitive for synovitis and bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis wrist and finger joints: a comparison with conventional high-field MRI and radiography. Ann Rheum Dis 2005;64(9):1280-7. Abstract Free article available

11. Ejbjerg B, Vestergaard A, Jacobsen S, Thomsen H, Ostergaard M. The smallest detectable difference and sensitivity to change of magnetic resonance imaging and radiographic scoring of structural joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis finger, wrist, and toe joints. Arthritis Rheum 2005;52(8):2300-6. Full text

12. Lindegaard HM, Vallo J, Horslev-Petersen K, Junker P, Ostergaard M. Low-cost, low-field dedicated extremity magnetic resonance imaging in early rheumatoid arthritis: a 1-year follow-up study. Ann Rheum Dis 2006;65(9):1208-12. Abstract Free article available

13. Chen TS, Crues JV, 3rd, Ali M, Troum OM. Magnetic resonance imaging is more sensitive than radiographs in detecting change in size of erosions in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 2006;33(10):1957-67. Abstract

14. Ejbjerg BJ, Vestergaard A, Jacobsen S, Thomsen H, Ostergaard M. Conventional radiography requires a MRI-estimated bone volume loss of 20% to 30% to allow certain detection of bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis metacarpophalangeal joints. Arthritis Res Ther 2006;8(3):R59. Full text

15. Eshed I, Althoff CE, Schink T, Scheel AK, Schirmer C, Backhaus M, Lembcke A, Bollow M, Hamm B, Hermann KG. Low-field MRI for assessing synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Impact of Gd-DTPA dose on synovitis scoring. Scand J Rheumatol. 2006 Jul-Aug;35(4):277-82. Abstract

16. Schirmer C, Scheel AK, Althoff CE, Schink T, Eshed I, Lembcke A, et al. Diagnostic quality and scoring of synovitis, tenosynovitis and erosions in low-field MRI of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with conventional MRI. Ann Rheum Dis 2007;66(4):522-9. Abstract Free article available

17. Schiff MH, Hobbs KF, Gensler T, Keenan GF. A retrospective analysis of low-field strength magnetic resonance imaging and the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Med Res Opin 2007;23(5):961-8. Abstract

18. Bird P, Ejbjerg B, Lassere M, Ostergaard M, McQueen F, Peterfy C, Haavardsholm E, O'Connor P, Genant H, Edmonds J, Emery P, Conaghan PG. A multireader reliability study comparing conventional high-field magnetic resonance imaging with extremity low-field MRI in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2007 Apr;34(4):854-6. Abstract

19. Conaghan PG, Ejbjerg B, Lassere M, Bird P, Peterfy C, Emery P, McQueen F, Haavardsholm E, O'Connor P, Edmonds J, Genant H, Ostergaard M. A multicenter reliability study of extremity-magnetic resonance imaging in the longitudinal evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2007 Apr;34(4):857-8. Abstract

20. Furst DE, Gaylis N, Bray V, Olech E, Yocum D, Ritter J, Weisman M, Wallace DJ, Crues J, Khanna D, Eckel G, Yeilding N, Callegari P, Visvanathan S, Rojas J, Hegedus R, George L, Mamun K, Gilmer K, Troum O. Open-label, pilot protocol of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who switch to infliximab after an incomplete response to etanercept: the opposite study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Jul;66(7):893-9. Abstract Free article available

21. Freeston JE, Conaghan PG, Dass S, Vital E, Hensor EMA, Stewart SP, Emery P. Does extremity-Mri improve erosion detection in severely damaged joints? A study of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis using three imaging modalities. Ann Rheum Dis 2007;66(11):1538-40. Abstract Free article available

22. Gaylis N, S Needell and D Rudensky. Comparison of In-office MRI Versus Conventional Radiography in Detecting Changes in Erosions After One Year of Infliximab Therapy in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Modern Rheumatology, 2007;17:273-278. Abstract

23. Freeston JE, Olech E, Yocum D, Hensor EM, Emery P, Conaghan PG. A modification of the Omeract RA MRI score for erosions for use with an extremity MRI system with reduced field of view. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Dec;66(12):1669-71. Abstract Free article available

24. Olech E, Freeston JE, Conaghan PG, Hensor EM, Emery P, Yocum D. Using extremity magnetic resonance imaging to assess and monitor early rheumatoid arthritis: the optimal joint combination to be scanned in clinical practice. J Rheumatol. 2008 Apr;35(4):580-3. Abstract

25. Hetland ML, Ejbjerg BJ, Hørslev-Petersen K, Jacobsen S, Vestergaard A, Jurik AG, Stengaard-Pedersen K, Junker P, Lottenburger T, Hansen I, Andersen LS, Tarp U, Skjødt H, Pedersen JK, Majgaard O, Svendsen AJ, Ellingsen T, Lindegaard HM, Christensen AF, Vallø J, Torfing T, Narvestad E, Thomsen HS, Ostergaard M. MRI bone oedema is the strongest predictor of subsequent radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis. Results from a 2 year randomized controlled trial (CIMESTRA).Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Apr 3 Abstract

26. Kubassova O, Boesen M, Boyle RD, Cimmino MA, Jensen KE, Bliddal H, Radjenovic A. Fast and robust analysis of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI datasets. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv Int Conf Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2007;10(Pt 2):261-9. Abstract

27. Duer-Jensen A, Vestergaard A, Døhn UM, Ejbjerg B, Hetland ML, Albrecht-Beste E, Østergaard M. Detection of rheumatoid arthritis bone erosions by two different dedicated extremity MRI units and conventional radiography. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Jul;67(7):998-1003. Abstract

28. Boesen M, Boesen L, Jensen KE, Cimmino MA, Torp-Pedersen S, Terslev L, Koenig M, Danneskiold-Samsøe B, Røgind H, Bliddal H. Clinical outcome and imaging changes after intraarticular (IA) application of etanercept or methylprednisolone in rheumatoid arthritis: magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound-Doppler show no effect of IA injections in the wrist after 4 weeks. J Rheumatol. 2008 Apr;35(4):584-91.  Abstract

29. Freeston JE, Brown AK, Hensor EM, Emery P, Conaghan PG. Extremity magnetic resonance imaging assessment of synovitis (without contrast) in rheumatoid arthritis may be less accurate than power Doppler ultrasound. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Sep;67(9):1351.

30. Xie X, Webber CE, Adachi JD, O'Neill J, Inglis D, Bobba RS, Wu H. Quantitative, small bore, 1 Tesla, magnetic resonance imaging of the hands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2008 Sep-Oct;26(5):860-5. Abstract

31. Duer-Jensen A, Ejbjerg B, Albrecht-Beste E, Vestergaard A, Møller Døhn U, Lund Hetland M, Ostergaard M. Does low-field dedicated extremity MRI (E-MRI) reliably detect RA bone erosions? A comparison of two different E-MRI units and conventional radiography with high resolution CT. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Aug 21. Abstract 

32. Døhn UM, Ejbjerg BJ, Court-Payen M, Hasselquist M, Narvestad E, Szkudlarek M, Møller JM, Thomsen HS, Østergaard M. Are bone erosions detected by magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography true erosions? A comparison with computed tomography in rheumatoid arthritis metacarpophalangeal joints. Arthritis Res Ther. 2006;8(4):R110. Free text 

33. Døhn UM, Skjødt H, Hetland ML, Vestergaard A, Møller JM, Knudsen LS, Ejbjerg BJ, Thomsen HS, Ostergaard M. No erosive progression revealed by MRI in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with etanercept, even in patients with persistent MRI and clinical signs of joint inflammation. Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Nov;26(11):1857-61. Abstract

34. Døhn UM, Ejbjerg BJ, Hasselquist M, Narvestad E, Court-Payen M, Szkudlarek M, Møller J, Thomsen HS, Ostergaard M. Rheumatoid arthritis bone erosion volumes on CT and MRI: reliability and correlations with erosion scores on CT, MRI and radiography. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Oct;66(10):1388-92. Abstract

35. Døhn UM, Ejbjerg BJ, Hasselquist M, Narvestad E, Møller J, Thomsen HS, Østergaard M. Detection of bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis wrist joints with magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and radiography. Arthritis Res Ther. 2008;10(1):R25. Full text

36. Suzuki T, Ito S, Handa S, Kose K, Okamoto Y, Minami M, Hayashi T, Goto D, Matsumoto I, Sumida T. A new low-field extremity magnetic resonance imaging and proposed compact MRI score: evaluation of anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics on rheumatoid arthritis. Mod Rheumatol. 2009 Apr 16. Abstract

37. Hirose W, Nishikawa K, Hirose M, Nanki T, Sugimoto H. Response of early active rheumatoid arthritis to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors: evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging. Mod Rheumatol. 2009;19(1):20-6. Abstract

38. Gaylis NB, Needell SD. In-office magnetic resonance imaging to monitor responses to therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2009 Apr 22. Abstract

39. Naraghi AM, White LM, Patel C, Tomlinson G, Keystone EC. Comparison of 1.0-T extremity MR and 1.5-T conventional high-field-Strength MR in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Radiology. 2009 Jun;251(3):829-37. Epub 2009 Apr 20. Abstract

40. Eshed I, Feist E, Althoff CE, Hamm B, Konen E, Burmester GR, Backhaus M, Hermann KG. Tenosynovitis of the flexor tendons of the hand detected by MRI: an early indicator of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 May 27. Abstract

41. Døhn UM, Ostergaard M, Bird P, Boonen A, Johansen JS, Møller JM, Hansen MS. Tendency towards erosive regression on magnetic resonance imaging at 12 months in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with rituximab. Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 Jun;68(6):1072-3. Abstract

42. Ostergaard M, Conaghan PG, O'Connor P, Szkudlarek M, Klarlund M, Emery P, Peterfy C, Genant H, McQueen FM, Bird P, Lassere M, Ejbjerg B. Reducing invasiveness, duration, and cost of magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatoid arthritis by omitting intravenous contrast injection -- Does it change the assessment of inflammatory and destructive joint changes by the OMERACT RAMRIS? J Rheumatol. 2009 Aug;36(8):1806-10.  Abstract

43. Olech E, Crues JV 3rd, Yocum DE, Merrill JT. Bone Marrow Edema Is the Most Specific Finding for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) on Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Hands and Wrists: A Comparison of Patients with RA and Healthy Controls. J Rheumatol. 2009 Dec 1.  Abstract

44. Chang J, Crues JV, Troum OM. MRI in rheumatoid arthritis: Why start using it now? A review of imaging modalities, MR scoring, and pathophysiology in RA. Contemporary Topics in Rheumatoid Arthritis 2009; 3(4):2-9.

45. Kubassova O, Boesen M, Cimmino MA, Bliddal H. A computer-aided detection system for rheumatoid arthritis MRI data interpretation and quantification of synovial activity. Eur J Radiol. 2010 Jun;74(3):e67-72. Abstract

46. Suzuki T, Ito S, Handa S, Kose K, Okamoto Y, Minami M, Sugihara M, Horikoshi M, Tsuboi H, Hayashi T, Goto D, Matsumoto I, Sumida T. New low-field extremity MRI, compacTscan: comparison with whole-body 1.5 T conventional MRI. Mod Rheumatol. 2010 Aug;20(4):331-6. Abstract

47. Hetland ML, Stengaard-Pedersen K, Junker P, Østergaard M, Ejbjerg BJ, Jacobsen S, Lottenburger T, Hansen I, Tarp U, Andersen LS, Svendsen A, Pedersen JK, Lauridsen UB, Ellingsen T, Lindegaard H, Pødenphant J, Vestergaard A, Jurik AG, Hørslev-Petersen K; CIMESTRA study group. Radiographic progression and remission rates in early rheumatoid arthritis - MRI bone oedema and anti-CCP predicted radiographic progression in the 5-year extension of the double-blind randomised CIMESTRA trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Oct;69(10):1789-95. Abstract

48. Boesen M, Kubassova O, Parodi M, Bliddal H, Innocenti S, Garlaschi G, Cimmino MA. Comparison of the manual and computer-aided techniques for evaluation of wrist synovitis using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI on a dedicated scanner. Eur J Radiol. 2010 Oct 26 Abstract

49. Horikoshi M, Suzuki T, Sugihara M, Kondo Y, Tsuboi H, Uehara T, Hama M, Takase K, Ohno S, Ishigatsubo Y, Yoshida Y, Sagawa A, Ikeda K, Ota T, Matsumoto I, Ito S, Sumida T. Comparison of low-field dedicated extremity magnetic resonance imaging with articular ultrasonography in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Mod Rheumatol. 2010 Dec;20(6):556-60. Abstract

50. Eshed I, Feist E, Althoff CE, Backhaus M, Burmester GR, Hamm B, Hermann KG. Early rheumatoid arthritis-do we really know what it means? Consistency and distribution of MRI findings according to different definitions for early rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Dec 15. Abstract

51. Boesen M, Ellegaard K, Boesen L, Cimmino MA, Jensen PS, Terslev L, Torp-Pedersen S, Danneskiold-Samsøe B, Bliddal H. Ultrasound Doppler Score Correlates with OMERACT RAMRIS Bone Marrow Oedema and Synovitis Score in the Wrist Joint of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ultraschall Med. 2011 Jan 21.  Abstract