Imaging of the Achilles tendon in spondyloarthritis: A comparison of ultrasound and conventional, short and ultrashort echo time MRI with and without intravenous contrast

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1144-1152

  Hodgson, R J ^a   Grainger, A J ^b   O'Connor, P J ^b   Evans, R ^b   Coates, L ^c   Marzo Ortega, H ^c   Helliwell, P ^c   McGonagle, D ^c   Emery, P ^a   Robson, M D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Doppler; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spondyloarthritis; Tendinopathy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TENDON DISEASE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79959205783     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-2040-z     Document Type: Article

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