Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common paediatric rheumatic disease. It
represents a group of heterogenous inflammatory disorders with unknown origin and is a …

In recent years, imaging has become increasingly important to confirm diagnosis, monitor
disease activity, and predict disease course and outcome in children with juvenile idiopathic …

Objective The use of musculoskeletal ultrasound is increasing among pediatric
rheumatologists. Reliable scoring systems are needed for the objective assessment of …

Background Double inversion recovery (DIR) MRI has the potential to accentuate the
synovium without using contrast agents, as it allows simultaneous signal suppression of fluid …

The treatment of a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is best monitored with
standardized and validated tools to measure joint changes over time. Treatment approaches …

Imaging is often used at the time of diagnosis to exclude conditions other than arthritis, to
confirm the physical examination if equivocal, and to assess the degree of inflammation and …

Objective: In this article, the authors aimed to review the different tools used in the
monitoring of enthesitis-related arthritis. Sources: The authors performed a literature review …

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood,
describes clinically heterogeneous forms of chronic arthritis of unknown etiology with an …

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a disease with unknown causes in all forms of arthritis in
children under 16 years of age. It is diagnosed when other joint pathologies are excluded …

Background and Purposes The wrist is the fourth most common joint to be involved in
juvenile inflammatory arthritis (JIA), which is a common rheumatological condition affecting …