Structural lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging in the spine of patients with spondyloarthritis - Definitions, assessment system, and reference image set

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 84, 2009, Pages 18-34

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

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Definitions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spondyloarthritis; Structural lesions

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CONSENSUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOSIS; STANDARD; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 72749104611     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090617     Document Type: Article

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