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Imaging plays a key role in both the diagnosis and the ongoing assessment of rheumatoid arthritis. Plain radiographs, particularly of the hands and feet, have been used in the diagnosis and evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis (Sokka 2008) and in differentiating it from other conditions associated with arthritis (Sommer et al. 2005). Longitudinal studies have generally used radiographic progression as a means of tracing the natural history of the disease and its possible modifications by therapy.
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Emery, P. (2011). Imaging techniques in rheumatoid arthritis. In: Pocket Reference to Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Springer, Tarporley. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-908517-22-7_6
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