Magnetic resonance imaging of the wrist in early rheumatoid arthritis: A pictorial essay

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 268-273

  Stewart, Neal R ^a,b   McQueen, Fiona M ^a   Crabbe, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Auckland Radiology Group   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; EDEMA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE MARROW; EDEMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNOVITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST;

EID: 0035432060     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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