The optimal assessment of the rheumatoid arthritis hindfoot: A comparative study of clinical examination, ultrasound and high field MRI

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1678-1682

  Wakefield, R J ^a   Freeston, J E ^a   O'Connor, P ^a   Reay, N ^a   Budgen, A ^b   Hensor, E M A ^a   Helliwell, P S ^c   Emery, P ^a   Woodburn, J ^d  

^a CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GADOLINIUM; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVITIS; TARSAL JOINT; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FOOT JOINTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 56749132917     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.079947     Document Type: Article

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