Journal
BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN
Volume 112, Issue 1, Pages 107-118Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldu033
Keywords
rheumatoid arthritis; fracture; bone turnover markers; high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography; volumetric bone mineral density; microarchitecture and bone erosions
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- Servier
- Eli Lilly
- Merck
- Amgen
- Alliance
- Novartis
- Medtronic
- GSK
- Roche
- National Institute for Health Research [CL-2006-18-006] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MC_UP_A620_1015, MC_UU_12011/2] Funding Source: UKRI
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by local and systemic bone loss caused by increased bone resorption. We describe the current utilization of high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) in the evaluation of bone and joint in RA. PubMed was searched for publications using keywords that included 'bone microarchitecture', 'high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography' and 'rheumatoid arthritis'. HR-pQCT may simultaneously allow assessment of trabecular and cortical bone parameters and be a useful method for depicting bone erosions. HR-pQCT only assesses bone microarchitecture at the distal radius and tibia. Controversy exists regarding the optimal way to differentiate cortical and trabecular regions. Although HR-pQCT is currently a research tool, there is potential for its use in the clinical diagnosis and management in RA. Further research is required to evaluate the clinical relevance of imaging abnormalities identified in RA patients.
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