The Role of Imaging in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Description: What does this mean for my patients? Upon completing this activity, you should be able to differentiate between the van der Heijde-modified Sharp, modified Genant, and Larsen scoring systems and describe how they are utilized in measuring joint alterations in RA patients, identify 3 different imaging techniques used in assessing RA severity and the benefits and limitations of each, evaluate magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography, and x-ray data for joint alterations due to RA, and more.
Authors - Orrin M. Troum, MD John V. Crues, III, MD Sergio Schwartzman, MD