Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Lynda, RA will show up in x-rays if the erosion is severe enough to be seen. In early stages of RA, the damage may only show by MRI. X-Rays will show similar bone changes of the joint in both RA and OA, but in RA the loss of bone may not be localized to just the joint. I can show more damage all around the joint due to the synovial lining being inflamed. Imaging of Orthopaedic Conditions: http://www.imaginghss.org/imaging-of-orthopaedic-conditions/ a On Jun 3, 2006, at 4:11 PM, lyndazwinger wrote: > Hi all-- > Ditto to the humidity comments--my body does NOT like humidity, not > one little bit. > > I have a question that I've been searching the archives for, but not > having any luck so far: does RA show up in xrays? If so, does it > show up differently from OA? > > thanks, > Lynda > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Thank you a! I really appreciate your help on this. My primary doc had some xrays done of my hands and neck (she said she didn't need to check my feet, which have also been giving me problems, yet). The neck results apparently show " mild " arthritis, and the hand ones show " no damage. " I'm grateful for results like that, of course, but kind of wondering if I should push for an MRI--sounds like I probably should. And thanks so much for the link! Lynda > > Lynda, > RA will show up in x-rays if the erosion is severe enough to be seen. > In early stages of RA, the damage may only show by MRI. X-Rays > will show similar bone changes of the joint in both RA and OA, but in RA > the loss of bone may not be localized to just the joint. I can show > more damage > all around the joint due to the synovial lining being inflamed. > > Imaging of Orthopaedic Conditions: > > http://www.imaginghss.org/imaging-of-orthopaedic-conditions/ > > a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 You're welcome Lynda. Be sure to check the link that sent. Her link is much better as it shows detailed images of the differences between OA and RA. I hope you continue to show no erosions. a On Jun 4, 2006, at 12:23 PM, lyndazwinger wrote: > Thank you a! I really appreciate your help on this. My primary > doc had some xrays done of my hands and neck (she said she didn't need > to check my feet, which have also been giving me problems, yet). The > neck results apparently show " mild " arthritis, and the hand ones show > " no damage. " I'm grateful for results like that, of course, but kind > of wondering if I should push for an MRI--sounds like I probably > should. > > And thanks so much for the link! > > Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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