Early rheumatoid arthritis and its differentiation from other joint abnormalities

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-224

  Boutry, Nathalie ^a   Carmo, Clarissa Canella Moraes do ^a   Flipo, René Marc ^a   Cotten, Anne ^a  

^a Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Extremities; Hand arthritis; MR imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EXTREMITIES; HAND ARTHRITIS; MR IMAGING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ARTHROPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 67651249599     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.02.013     Document Type: Review

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