18F-FDG PET imaging of rheumatoid knee synovitis correlates with dynamic magnetic resonance and sonographic assessments as well as with the serum level of metalloproteinase-3

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-280

  Beckers, Catherine ^a   Jeukens, Xavier ^a   Ribbens, Clio ^a   André, Béatrice ^a   Marcelis, Stefaan ^a   Leclercq, Philippe ^a   Kaiser, Marie Joëlle ^a   Foidart, Jacqueline ^a   Hustinx, Roland ^a   Malaise, Michel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

FDG PET; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovitis imaging; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; STROMELYSIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; PATELLA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 3; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33644976729     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-005-1952-3     Document Type: Article

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