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Abstract
In the current study the aim was to assess the role of magnetic
resonance imaging in assessment of cervical spine changes in rheumatoid
arthritis.
The study was conducted on 30 patients proved by laboratory
investigations to have rheumatoid arthritis with complaints related to the
cervical spine referred to the Radiodiagnosis Department, Tanta university
Hospital.
All the studied patients were subjected to the following:
1- Complete history taking.
2- Clinical examination.
3- Confirming laboratory investigations.
4- Plain x-ray dedicating for complaining area.
5- Conventional MRI:
a- Axial and sagittal T1 fast spin echo.
b- Axial and sagittal T2 fast spin echo.
6- Contrast MRI if indicated.
The results showed that:
The studied group included 19 females (63.3%) and 11 males (36.67%),
their age ranged from 28-80 years with a mean of 46.2 years.
There were 8 patients with odontoid erosions, 9 patients with cervical
spine canal stenosis (3 with spinal cord compression and 6 without
spinal cord compression), 3 patients with atlanto-axial subluxation, 14
patients with subaxial subluxation and 17 patients with posterior disc