Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common forms of arthritis.A progressive joint damage occurs early in the disease course even before being detected in conventional imaging, and eventually leads to irreversible joint deformity and severe functional impairment.Routinely, clinical assessment and laboratory investigations as well as conventional radiology are used for diagnosis...
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common forms of arthritis.A progressive joint damage occurs early in the disease course even before being detected in conventional imaging, and eventually leads to irreversible joint deformity and severe functional impairment.Routinely, clinical assessment and laboratory investigations as well as conventional radiology are used for diagnosis...