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The correct diagnosis of peripheral arthritis is based on numerous factors, including clinical features (age and sex of the patient, duration of symptoms, clinical appearance of involved joint or joints), presence or absence of associated diseases (e.g., skin disease, uveitis, urethritis), laboratory values (e.g., markers for inflammation, serum rheumatoid factor, serum uric acid level), and various imaging features. Radiographs represent the mainstay for diagnosis and follow-up of joint damage, although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and sonography can be useful evaluation tools, especially in the early stages of disease. Many imaging features have to be systematically assessed to establish a correct diagnosis:
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The distribution of joint involvement (monoarticular or polyarticular, symmetrical or asymmetrical, proximal or distal, associated axial involvement, associated enthesis involvement)
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Soft-tissue swelling (periarticular, fusiform, nodular)
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Joint-space narrowing (uniform, non-uniform, none)
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Bone erosion (marginal, central, periarticular, welldefined, none)
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Bone production (osteophytes, enthesophytes, periosteal new bone)
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Calcification (periarticular, Chondrocalcinosis)
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Subchondral cysts
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Periarticular osteoporosis
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Resnik, C.S., Cotten, A. (2009). Peripheral Arthritis. In: Hodler, J., Zollikofer, C.L., Von Schulthess, G.K. (eds) Musculoskeletal Diseases 2009–2012. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1378-0_14
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