A new low-field extremity magnetic resonance imaging and proposed compact MRI score: Evaluation of anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics on rheumatoid arthritis

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-365

  Suzuki, Takeshi ^a   Ito, Satoshi ^a   Handa, Shinya ^a   Kose, Katsumi ^a   Okamoto, Yoshikazu ^a   Minami, Manabu ^a   Hayashi, Taichi ^a   Goto, Daisuke ^a   Matsumoto, Isao ^a   Sumida, Takayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti TNF biologics; Bone edema; Bone erosion; Low field extremity MRI; MRI scoring system; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE EDEMA; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 68549118897     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-009-0172-2     Document Type: Article

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