Dynamic contrast-enhanced 3-T magnetic resonance imaging: A method for quantifying disease activity in early polyarthritis

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-59

  Navalho, Márcio ^a,b   Resende, Catarina ^b,c   Rodrigues, Ana Maria ^a,c   Gaspar, Augusto ^b   Fonseca, João Eurico ^a,c   Canhão, Helena ^a,c   Campos, Jorge ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DA LUZ   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Disease activity; Dynamic; Early arthritis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SYNOVITIS; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856249533     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-011-1112-8     Document Type: Article

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