Imaging juvenile idiopathic arthritis: assessing the modalities.

Background: Traditionally, conventional radiography has been used to identify the structural damage associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). As other modalities have developed, however, the practice of assessing and monitoring JIA with radiographs has been questioned.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the current best practices for imaging JIA and to assess various imaging modalities.