Analysing chronic spinal changes in ankylosing spondylitis: A systemic comparison of conventional x rays with magnetic resonance imaging using established and new scoring systems

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1046-1055

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

^a RHEUMAZENTRUM RUHRGEBIET   (Germany)

^b DRK KLINIKEN BERLIN WESTEND   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

^e Augusta Kranken Anstalt   (Germany)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BATH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS FUNCTIONAL INDEX; BATH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS METRONOMY INDEX; BATH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS RADIOLOGICAL INDEX; BERLIN SCORE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD LESION; STROKES ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SPINAL SCORE; THORACIC SPINE; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 3042556312     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.019968     Document Type: Article

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