Contrast-enhanced dynamic and static MRI correlates with quantitative 99Tcm-labelled nanocolloid scintigraphy. Study of early rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1364-1373

  Palosaari, Kari ^b   Vuotila, J ^a   Takalo, R ^b   Jartti, A ^b   Niemela R ^b   Haapea, M ^b   Soini, I ^a   Tervonen, O ^b   Hakala, M ^a  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dynamic MRI; NC scintigraphy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; NANOCOLL; NANOCOLL TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG UPTAKE; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT SCINTISCANNING; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNOVITIS; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 8444237063     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh302     Document Type: Article

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