The joints in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

• DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0406-0
• Publication Date: 2015-04-22T12:48:27Z
• Authors: Lil-Sofie Ording ...; Paul Humphries; Karen Rosendahl
• Keywords: Neuroradiology; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Modalities

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common rheumatic entity in childhood. Imaging has become an important supplement to clinical assessment of children with JIA. Radiographs still play role workup, and long-term follow-up JIA, but are not sensitive findings early disease stage. Both ultrasound MRI more inflammatory changes than alone. However, differentiation between normal pathology can be challenging, particularly disease. The objective this review discuss imaging describe typical on different modalities highlight challenges we face regarding reliability accuracy methods for joints JIA.• examination • Ultrasound detecting synovitis depict all relevant structures joint inflammation. variants difficult children.