Magnetic resonance imaging of rheumatoid arthritis in metacarpophalangeal joints

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 324-334

  Gasson, J ^a   Gandy, S J ^a   Hutton, C W ^b   Jacoby, R K ^c   Summers, I R ^a   Vennart, W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Mount Gould Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Prncs Elizabeth Orthoped Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High resolution magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetisation transfer; Metacarpophalangeal joints; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; GOLD; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLAMINE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033946784     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560000208     Document Type: Article

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