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From: Ultrasonographic assessment of bone erosions in the different subtypes of systemic lupus erythematosus arthritis: comparison with computed tomography

Fig. 2

Bone erosions in patients with Jaccoud’s arthropathy. Longitudinal ultrasound (US) image of the lateral ulnar head area (U) showing a grade-2 scoring ultrasound structural erosion (ScUSSe) (arrow) with a hook-shaped deformity (arrow head) (a). U ulnae, R radial, *extensor carpi ulnaris tendon. Coronal computed tomography (CT) scan of the wrist showing a grade-4 rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance imaging score (RAMRIS) erosion (arrow) confirming the hook-shaped deformity (arrow head) with a bony sclerotic margin (b). Transversal US view of the second metacarpophalangeal (MCP) dorsal area showing a grade-3 ScUSSe hook-shaped (arrow head) erosion (arrow) (c) corresponding to a grade 3 RAMRIS score erosion (arrow) with hook-shaped deformity (arrow head) visible in the CT coronal scan of the hand (d). MH second metacarpal head

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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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