The fatty Romanus lesion: A non-inflammatory spinal MRI lesion specific for axial spondyloarthropathy

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 891-894

  Bennett, A N ^a,b   Rehman, A ^c   Hensor, E M A ^a   Marzo Ortega, H ^a   Emery, P ^a   McGonagle, Dennis ^a  

^a CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c American Hospital Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; EDEMA; FATTY ROMANUS LESION; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; THORACIC SPINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXIS; BACK PAIN; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEITIS; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951573995     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.112094     Document Type: Article

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