Pitfalls in scoring MR images of rheumatoid arthritis wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  McQueen, F ^b   Ostergaard M ^a,c   Peterfy, C ^d   Lassere, M ^e   Ejbjerg, B ^f   Bird, P ^d   O'Connor, P ^g   Genant, H ^h   Shnier, R ⁱ   Emery, P ^j   Edmonds, J ^d   Conaghan, P ^j  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d SYNARC INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^g LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ University of Leeds ^*  (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BONE EROSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDEMA; HUMAN; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST DISEASE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OBSERVER VARIATION; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 19944433372     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.031831     Document Type: Article

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