Further evidence that a cartilage-pannus junction synovitis predilection is not a specific feature of rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1347-1349

  Rhodes, L A ^a   Conaghan, P G ^b   Radjenovic, A ^a   Grainger, A J ^b   Emery, P ^b   McGonagle, D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c CALDERDALE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PANNUS; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYNOVITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATELLA; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 23944489058     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.033688     Document Type: Article

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