High-Field MRI Characterization of Wrist and Hand Cartilage Abnormalities in Inflammatory and Chronic Rheumatisms

Inclusion criteria

• gp Suspects or affected by rheumatoid polyarthritis

• Morning articular Stiffness of at least 15 minutes.
• Arthalgias or Arthritises of at least three joints(articulations), among which those of the hand.
• Possible rheumatoid Presence of a factor(mailman) and\\or Antibody anti peptides positive citrullinés.
• Typical possible radiological Hurts on the standard clichés(pictures) of the reached(affected) joints(articulations).
• gp Affected by stiffening spondylitis with axial and peripheral infringement :

. Lumbago and steepness lumbar vertebra inflammatory. 2. Arthralgias and\\or peripheral arthritises 3. Possible presence of an allèle HLA 4. Possible presence of a sacro-illite 5. Absence of the other rheumatic markers

• gp Affected by connectivity with anti-nuclear antibody positive and / or specific antibodies, suffering of polyarthralgias with or without arthritis
• gp Healthy control
• gp Presenting a degenerative osteoarthritis of the wrist traumatic comment, noticed radiologically, which will serve as not inflammatory control.

Exclusion criteria

• Claustrophobia,
• metallic foreign bodies,
• pacemakers The pregnant women,
• parturients or who breast-feed are excluded from the study