What magnetic resonance imaging has told us about the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis - The first 50 years

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  McGonagle, Dennis ^a   Tan, Ai Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BONE EROSION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SWELLING; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; HISTORY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 54249168080     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar2512     Document Type: Review

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