Inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis: A systematic description of the extent and frequency of acute spinal changes using magnetic resonance imaging

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 730-734

  Baraliakos, X ^a   Landewe R ^b   Hermann, K G ^c   Listing, J ^d   Golder, W ^e   Brandt, J ^a   Rudwaleit, M ^c   Bollow, M ^f   Sieper, J ^c   Van Der Heijde, D ^b   Braun, J ^a  

^a RHEUMAZENTRUM RUHRGEBIET   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d German Natl Research Cent for   (Germany)

^e DRK KLINIKEN BERLIN WESTEND   (Germany)

^f Augusta Kranken Anstalt   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 20244374534     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.029298     Document Type: Article

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