The role of MRI and ultrasound as surrogate markers of structural efficacy of treatments in rheumatoid arthritis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-229

  Freeston, Jane ^a   Emery, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTHROSCOPY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; ULTRASOUND;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 34248165031     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2006.09.014     Document Type: Editorial

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