Ultrasonography detection of early bone erosions in the metacarpophalangeal joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 743-748

  Magnani, M ^a   Salizzoni, E ^a   Mule R ^a   Fusconi, M ^a   Meliconi, Riccardo ^a   Galletti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone erosions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND DISEASE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARPAL BONES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 11044232237     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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