Clinical outcome of radiosynoviorthesis: a meta-analysis including 2190 treated joints

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 683-688

  Kresnik, E ^a   Mikosch, P ^a   Gallowitsch, H J ^a   Jesenko, R ^a   Just, H ^b   Kogler, D ^b   Gasser, J ^b   Heinisch, M ^b   Unterweger, O ^b   Kumnig, G ^b   Gomez, I ^b   Lind, P ^b  

^a PET Centre   (Australia)

^b Rheumatology and Internal Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Groups for clinical use; Morphological changes; Radiosynoviorthesis; Steinbrocker stages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HEMARTHROSIS; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDLINE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVIORTHESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 0036308963     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200207000-00013     Document Type: Article

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