Fig. 3From: Comparison of the clinical effectiveness of US grading scoring system vs MRI in the diagnosis of early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)Typical case: 52-year-old female diagnosed with RA for 1Â year. US: synovial hyperplasia, synovitis with bone destruction. a Synovial hyperplasia (2 points) and bone erosion (1 point) of the radiocarpal joint. b Synovitis of the scapholunate joint (PDUS: 1 point). c, d Synovial hyperplasia (GSUS: 2 points), synovitis (PDUS: 1 point), and bone erosion (2 points) of the scapholunate jointBack to article page