Visualization and localization of rheumatoid knee synovitis with FDG-PET/ CT images

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 39-41

  Ju, Ji Hyeon ^a   Kang, Kwi Young ^a   Kim, In Je ^a   Yoon, Jang Uk ^a   Kim, Hyun Sook ^a   Park, Sung Hwan ^a   Kim, Ho Youn ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knee; Melanoma; Positron emission tomography scan; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; KNEE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SYNOVITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56349153254     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0849-5     Document Type: Article

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