The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Ashikyan, Oganes ^a   Tehranzadeh, Jamshid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

BONE EROSION; BONE MARROW; BONE TISSUE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYNOVITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 34548423633     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e318093f59b     Document Type: Review

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