TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging of nail unit in psoriatic arthritis
AU - Soscia, Ernesto
AU - Scarpa, Raffaele
AU - Cimmino, Marco Amedeo
AU - Atteno, Mariangela
AU - Peluso, Rosario
AU - Sirignano, Cesare
AU - Costa, Luisa
AU - Iervolino, Salvatore
AU - Caso, Francesco
AU - Del Puente, Antonio
AU - Salvatore, Marco
AU - Soricelli, Andrea
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has modified the imaging strategies of inflammatory arthritides. In psoriatic arthritis (PsA), MRI study of the nail unit identifies nail involvement that appears as the initial lesion for induction of distal phalanx damage and consequently of distal interphalangeal joint arthritis. All psoriatic patients, also in the absence of a clinically evident onychopathy, show characteristic MRI changes of the nail. This evidence could have practical diagnostic value becauseMRI study of the nail could document diagnosis in patients with undifferentiated spondyloarthropathies who have barely evident psoriasis. We discuss the advantages and problems related to the use of low- and high-field MRI in the study of the nail unit of patients with PsA.
AB - The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has modified the imaging strategies of inflammatory arthritides. In psoriatic arthritis (PsA), MRI study of the nail unit identifies nail involvement that appears as the initial lesion for induction of distal phalanx damage and consequently of distal interphalangeal joint arthritis. All psoriatic patients, also in the absence of a clinically evident onychopathy, show characteristic MRI changes of the nail. This evidence could have practical diagnostic value becauseMRI study of the nail could document diagnosis in patients with undifferentiated spondyloarthropathies who have barely evident psoriasis. We discuss the advantages and problems related to the use of low- and high-field MRI in the study of the nail unit of patients with PsA.
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Nail
KW - Psoriatic arthritis
KW - Psoriatic onychopathy
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U2 - 10.3899/jrheum.090222
DO - 10.3899/jrheum.090222
M3 - Article
C2 - 19661539
AN - SCOPUS:70349904456
VL - 36
SP - 42
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
SN - 0315-162X
IS - SUPPL. 83
ER -