Correlation between computer-aided dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MRI assessment of inflammation and semi-quantitative synovitis and bone marrow oedema scores of the wrist in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-a cohort study

Rheumatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 134-143

  Boesen, Mikael ^a,b   Kubassova, Olga ^c   Bouert, Rasmus ^a   Axelsen, Mette B ^d   Østergaard, Mikkel ^d   Cimmino, Marco A ^e   Danneskiold Samsøe, Bente ^b   Hørslev Petersen, Kim ^f   Bliddal, Henning ^b  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Image Analysis Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f King Christian the Xth Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bone marrow oedema; Computer aided analysis; Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE MRI); Metacarpophalangeal joints; MRI; RAMRIS; Synovitis; Tenosynovitis; Wrist

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BONE MARROW EDEMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE MARROW DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; EDEMA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVITIS; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855167734     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker220     Document Type: Article

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