Whole-body MRI as a new screening tool for detecting axial and peripheral manifestations of spondyloarthritis [3]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 983-985

  Althoff, Christian E ^a   Appel, H ^a   Rudwaleit, M ^a   Sieper, J ^a   Eshed, I ^a   Hamm, B ^a   Hermann, K G A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRALGIA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LUMBAR SPINE; PERIPHERAL SWELLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; THORACIC SPINE; WHOLE BODY MRI;

ARTHRITIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 34347265219     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.069948     Document Type: Letter

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