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. 1990 Oct;49(10):785–787. doi: 10.1136/ard.49.10.785

Demonstration of a geode by magnetic resonance imaging: a new light on the cause of juxta-articular bone cysts in rheumatoid arthritis.

E A Moore 1, R K Jacoby 1, R E Ellis 1, M E Fry 1, S Pittard 1, W Vennart 1
PMCID: PMC1004233  PMID: 2241269

Abstract

The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of a rheumatoid arthritic geode are presented. Development of such a cyst from before x ray diagnosis to its coalescence with the wrist joint is described. The evidence suggests that these juxta-articular cysts are not merely an intrusion of the synovial cavity into the bone marrow but start as isolated structures beneath the subchondral bone.

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