Three Dimensional CT Evaluation of Occipito-atlanto-axial Dislocation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
| العنوان: | Three Dimensional CT Evaluation of Occipito-atlanto-axial Dislocation in Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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| المؤلفون: | M Haakonsen, M Ostensen, T.E Gudmundsen, C Kaufmann, H Østensen, H Lagerqvist |
| المصدر: | Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 27:352-356 |
| بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 1998. |
| سنة النشر: | 1998 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Diagnostic information, Immunology, Joint Dislocations, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Atlanto axial subluxation, Rheumatology, medicine, Humans, Immunology and Allergy, In patient, Aged, Foramen magnum, business.industry, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Cervical spine, Spine, Surgery, Skull, Atlanto-Occipital Joint, medicine.anatomical_structure, Atlanto-Axial Joint, Rheumatoid arthritis, Female, Radiology, Joint Diseases, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, business, Three dimensional ct |
| الوصف: | Involvement of the upper cervical spine, with possible instability and dislocation of the atlanto-axial-cervico-occipital joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is routinely monitored with conventional radiographs. As disease progresses severe interpretation problems occur, especially when looking for cranial migration of the odontoid process. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether three dimensional CT examination should be considered for such monitoring. After clinical and biochemical examination of 20 consecutive patients, diagnostic information about cranial migration of the odontoid process was obtained by conventional radiograms and by three dimensional CT examination. When using conventional radiographs the odontoid process and the its relation to the skull base could be outlined in 8 of the 20 patients. whereas all bony structures could be well demonstrated on the CT examination and the degree of cranial migration into the foramen magnum could be quantified. Three dimensional CT should be considered as a reliable examination for monitoring RA patients with involvement of the upper cervical spine and a possible cranial migration of the odontoid process. |
| تدمد: | 1502-7732 0300-9742 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a59014c78e12cbdd61e27f9959f49767Test https://doi.org/10.1080/03009749850154375Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....a59014c78e12cbdd61e27f9959f49767 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15027732 03009742 |
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