Computer-Assisted Image Analysis in Assessment of Peripheral Joint MRI in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To summarize the feasibility of computer-assisted quantification of joint pathologies on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with inflammatory arthritis by evaluating the published data on reliability, validity, and feasibility.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed for original articles published from January 1, 1985, to January 1, 2021. We selected studies in which patients with inflammatory arthritis were enrolled, and arthritis-related structural damage/synovitis in peripheral joints was assessed on non-contrast-enhanced, contrast-enhanced (CE), or dynamic CE (DCE)-MRI using (semi)automated methods. Data were pooled using random-effects model.

Results

Twenty-eight studies consisting of 1342 MRIs were included (mean age, 54.8 years

SUBMITTER: Haj-Mirzaian A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9374055 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature