OBJECTIVES: This review article provides an overview of the current state of imaging of
synovitis in osteoarthritis (OA), looking at recent advances and controversies and focusing …

Synovitis, inflammation of the synovial membrane, is a common manifestation of
osteoarthritis (OA) and is recognized to play a role in the complex pathophysiology of OA …

MRI enables multitissue morphologic and compositional assessment of the joint. Contrast-
enhanced MRI is essential for evaluation of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis. Ultrasound is a …

MRI scanning is the current gold standard modality for imaging synovitis and tenosynovitis in
patients with inflammatory arthritis. Inflamed synovial membrane within the joints and …

For decades, diagnostic imaging in rheumatology has used conventional radiography. Over
the past 10 years, MRI and ultrasonography have clearly shown their potential in diagnostic …

Synovial abnormalities have been observed at multiple stages of osteoarthritis (OA).
Increasing evidence suggests that it may play an important role in the OA pathological …

Modern concepts of osteoarthritis (OA) have been forever changed by modern imaging
phenotypes demonstrating complex and multi-tissue pathologies involving cartilage …

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Background It has been suggested that synovitis causes joint pain. On non-contrast-
enhanced MRIs synovial thickening cannot be assessed and on these images synovitis has …

Research into the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA) has focused on cartilage and peri-
articular bone, but there is increasing recognition that OA affects all of the joint tissues …