Progression of rheumatoid arthritis on plain radiographs judged differently by expert radiologists and rheumatologists

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1088-1094

  Bruynesteyn, Karin ^a   Van Der Linden, Sjef ^a   Landewé, Robert ^b   Gubler, Feikje ^c   Weijers, René ^b   Van Der Heijde, Désirée ^b,d  

^a Department of Rheumatology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^d HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Minimal clinically important difference; Panel; Plain radiographs; Radiologists; Rheumatologists

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOLOGY; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 2642584707     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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