Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of the metacarpophalangeal joints in rheumatoid arthritis, early unclassified polyarthritis, and healthy controls

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-115

  Klarlund, Mette ^a,b   Østergaard, Mikkel ^a   Rostrup, Egill ^a   Skjødt, Henrik ^a   Lorenzen, Ib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Finger joints; Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance imaging; Polyarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYARTHRITIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0033932939     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030097400750001914     Document Type: Article

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