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Frequency of Radiologic Procedures in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Venegas-Pont, Marcia Davis, John Crowson, Cynthia S. Gabriel, Sherine E. Matteson, Eric L. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Journal: JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergo radiologic investigations for disease and comorbidity evaluation. The actual use of radiologic imaging in RA is unknown. Using the Rochester Epidemiology Project medical record linkage system, adult patients from previously assembled population-based cohorts of Olmsted County, Minnesota residents who fulfilled 1987 ACR criteria for RA in 1988-2007, and comparator subjects without RA of similar age and sex were studied. Data on all radiologic procedures performed were collected. The study included 650 patients with RA and 650 patients without RA. Patients with RA had significantly more radiographs of the chest (RR: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.28-1.38), upper extremity (RR: 2.97, 95% CI: 2.80-3.17), lower extremity (RR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.94-2.16), spine (RR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.35-1.59), and hip, pelvis or sacroiliac joints (RR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.03-1.26), as well as bone radionuclide (RR: 1.90, 95% CI: 1.50-2.44) and DXA imaging (RR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.59-1.98) compared to patients without RA. Among patients with RA, having RF+ was associated with an increased likelihood of undergoing radiologic procedures (RR: 1.05, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.07). Women with RA underwent more imaging procedures than men (RR: 1.20 95% CI: 1.16-1.23). Patients with RA undergo more radiologic procedures than patients without RA. Among patients with RA, women and patients with positive RF have more radiologic procedures. The utilization of radiography is likely a reflection of overall disease burden; the role of various imaging modalities is in flux and will likely change in ensuing years. |
| Related Links | http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4371515?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4371515/pdf |
| Ending Page | 18 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 15 |
| ISSN | 10761608 |
| e-ISSN | 15367355 |
| DOI | 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000164 |
| Journal | JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2015-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology Resource Utilization Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Rheumatology |
