Diagnostic performance of optical spectral transmission compared to magnetic resonance imaging in patients with inflammatory arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optical spectral transmission (OST) is a modern diagnostic method capable of quantifying inflammation in the finger and wrist joints of arthritis patients by assessing the blood-specific absorption of light transmitted through a tissue. The diagnostic performance of this modality has not been adequately examined and data regarding OST associations with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are limited. Aim of this study was therefore to investigate the performance of OST in assessing joint inflammation as compared to MRI in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA).

Methods

Data from patients who underwent MRI and OST for suspected IA were analyzed. For comparison, a historical healthy control (HC) group with OST was also accounted. MRI findings were quantified using t

SUBMITTER: Triantafyllias K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780789 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature