The investigation of sacroiliitis with different imaging techniques in spondyloarthropathies

Rheumatology International

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 591-594

  Inanc, N ^a,b   Atagunduz P ^a   Sen F ^a   Biren, T ^a   Turoglu H T ^a   Direskeneli, H ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Plain radiography; Quantitative sacroiliac scintigraphy; Sacroiliitis; Spondyloarthropathies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACROILIITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

EID: 26244432978     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-004-0490-9     Document Type: Article

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