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RA diagnosis
I am suffering from severe knee joints and foot pain from last 6 month
I have all blood test
Ra
Anti ccp negative
ANA was positive 1:100 & 1:200 Homogenous
ENA PROFILE negative
Uric acid 4
ESR
CRP NORMAL
ONLY VITAMIN D IS 18
I have also done triple phase whole body bone scan that was quite normal
If its a serronegative arthritis my bone scintography is normal
I want to know MRI is better over bone scintography or not
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HLA-B27 is missing.
For seronegative arthritis, it needs to be done.
Bone scan is very sensitive but less specific.
MRI is also sensitive but is costly n not include all joints.
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