The use of MRI in early RA

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1597-1599

  Mcqueen, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BONE DISEASE; BONE EDEMA; BONE EROSION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54549127346     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken332     Document Type: Editorial

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