ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Radiological Evaluation of Cervical Spine Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study.
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- The Reliability of Biomechanical Mensuration Methods of the Sagittal Cervical Spine in Radiography Used in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatology: advancements, key applications and future perspectives.La Radiologia medica · 2026Review
- Deep learning-based prediction of rheumatoid arthritis-associated deformity on MRI.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Prevalence and location of inflammatory and structural lesions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis with chronic neck pain evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging.Arthritis research & therapy · 2024Article
- The assessment of atlantoaxial joint involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, results from an observational "real-life" study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Update on imaging of the cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis.Skeletal radiology · 2022Review
- A Feasible Multimodal Photoacoustic Imaging Approach for Evaluating the Clinical Symptoms of Inflammatory Arthritis.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Genetically predicted C-reactive protein mediates the association between rheumatoid arthritis and atlantoaxial subluxation.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCervical spine lesions are a common manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The purpose of this study was to conduct a retrospective analysis of radiological lesions in cervical spine in patients with RA and to correlate findings with clinical and laboratory parameters.
methodsOverall, 240 consecutive patients with RA were referred for imaging by clinicians based on symptoms suggesting cervical spine involvement and/or long disease duration. In each patient, lateral radiographs and MRI of the cervical spine were performed. The imaging data were correlated with clinical records and laboratory data.
resultsThe cervical spine was affected in 179 patients (75%). The most common lesions were anterior atlanto-axial subluxation (AAS; 58%), subaxial subluxation (58%), and demineralization (48%). Cervical spine involvement was linked to longer disease duration (
conclusionsAs many as 75% of RA patients develop lesions that can be observed on radiographs and through MRI. The most frequent radiological findings include anterior AAS and subaxial subluxation. Long disease duration, RF seropositivity, and elevated inflammatory markers were risk factors for cervical spine involvement.
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