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[Cardinal radiological signs of the most important rheumatic diseases of joints in adults (author's transl)]. 1977

K Meythaler

The assessment of roentgenograms in rheumatology is frequently complicated because all forms of the disease have lesions of connective tissue structures in common. A reliable classification of a particular rheumatic disease is sometimes only possible on the basis of repeated examination during the course of the disease. Certain cardinal radiological signs are useful aids to diagnosis. Thus arthritis is characterized by concentric reductions in the height of the joint cavity and the bone lesion, arthrosis by excentric reduction of height and osteophytes. Special pointers to rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, the degenerative diseases, ankylosing spondylitis and related diseases are given.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010003	Osteoarthritis	A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.	Arthritis, Degenerative,Osteoarthrosis,Osteoarthrosis Deformans,Arthroses,Arthrosis,Arthritides, Degenerative,Degenerative Arthritides,Degenerative Arthritis,Osteoarthritides,Osteoarthroses
D001842	Bone and Bones	A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX.	Bone Tissue,Bone and Bone,Bone,Bones,Bones and Bone,Bones and Bone Tissue,Bony Apophyses,Bony Apophysis,Condyle,Apophyses, Bony,Apophysis, Bony,Bone Tissues,Condyles,Tissue, Bone,Tissues, Bone
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001168	Arthritis	Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS.	Oligoarthritis,Polyarthritis,Arthritides,Oligoarthritides,Polyarthritides
D001172	Arthritis, Rheumatoid	A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.	Rheumatoid Arthritis
D001175	Arthrography	Roentgenography of a joint, usually after injection of either positive or negative contrast medium.	Arthrographies
D012216	Rheumatic Diseases	Disorders of connective tissue, especially the joints and related structures, characterized by inflammation, degeneration, or metabolic derangement.	Rheumatism,Disease, Rheumatic,Diseases, Rheumatic,Rheumatic Disease
D013167	Spondylitis, Ankylosing	A chronic inflammatory condition affecting the axial joints, such as the SACROILIAC JOINT and other intervertebral or costovertebral joints. It occurs predominantly in young males and is characterized by pain and stiffness of joints (ANKYLOSIS) with inflammation at tendon insertions.	Ankylosing Spondylitis,Bechterew Disease,Marie-Struempell Disease,Rheumatoid Spondylitis,Spondylarthritis Ankylopoietica,Ankylosing Spondylarthritis,Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis,Bechterew's Disease,Spondylitis Ankylopoietica,Spondyloarthritis Ankylopoietica,Ankylosing Spondylarthritides,Ankylosing Spondyloarthritides,Bechterews Disease,Marie Struempell Disease,Spondylarthritides, Ankylosing,Spondylarthritis, Ankylosing,Spondylitis, Rheumatoid,Spondyloarthritides, Ankylosing,Spondyloarthritis, Ankylosing