MRI of the arthritic finger joints: Synovial membrane volume determination, a manual vs a stereologic method

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 94-98

  Savnik, Anette ^a,c,d   Bliddal, Henning ^a   Nyengaard, Jens R ^b   Thomsen, Henrik S ^c  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Inflammatory joint diseases; MRI; Rheumatoid arthritis; Stereology; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOLOGY; SYNOVIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0036371609     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300100986     Document Type: Article

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