Validation of definitions for structural lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging in the spine of patients with spondyloarthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 84, 2009, Pages 39-47

  Chiowchanwisawakit, Praveena ^a,b   Østergaard, Mikkel ^c   Pedersen, Susanne J ^c,d   Lambert, Robert G W ^a   Conner Spady, Barbara ^a   Maksymowych, Walter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ankylosis; Erosion; Fat infiltration; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spondyloarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CANADA DENMARK SPUR AND ANKYLOSIS SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 72749091691     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090619     Document Type: Article

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