Efficacy of radiosynovectomy of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis: Evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 277-281

  Alonso Ruiz, A ^a   Perez Ruiz F ^a   Calabozo, M ^a   Saez, F ^a   Pijoan, J Ignacio ^a   Ruiz Lucea, E ^a   Aretxabala, I ^a   Rios G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiosynovectomy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GOLD; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE; YTTRIUM 90;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0031671058     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01451005     Document Type: Article

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