MRI in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and juvenile dermatomyositis

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1154, Issue , 2009, Pages 52-83

  Gardner Medwin, Janet Mary McCrae ^a   Irwin, Greg ^b   Johnson, Karl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Children; Inflammation; Joints; Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM); Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 60649090493     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04498.x     Document Type: Review

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