MRI quantification of rheumatoid arthritis: Current knowledge and future perspectives

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-196

  Boesen, Mikael ^a   Østergaard, Mikkel ^b   Cimmino, Marco A ^c   Kubassova, Olga ^d   Jensen, Karl Erik ^e   Bliddal, Henning ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Image Analysis Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW; EARLY DETECTION; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; JOINT DAMAGES; JOINT SPACE NARROWING; OPTIMAL GUIDANCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI); STANDARD METHOD; SYNOVIUM; THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY;

BONE;

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STANDARD; SYNOVITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 67749101748     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.048     Document Type: Article

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