Bone erosions at the distal ulna detected by ultrasonography are associated with structural damage assessed by conventional radiography and MRI: A study of patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1530-1532

  Hammer, Hilde B ^a   Haavardsholm, Espen A ^a   Bøyesen, Pernille ^a   Kvien, Tore K ^a  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Distal ulna; Early rheumatoid arthritis; Erosions; MRI; Radiography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; ULNA;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND JOINTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULNA;

EID: 75649145832     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep283     Document Type: Article

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