Magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with systemic scleroderma and musculoskeletal symptoms

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 212-221

  Schanz, Stefan ^a   Henes, Jörg ^a   Ulmer, Anja ^a   Kötter, Ina ^a   Fierlbeck, Gerhard ^a   Claussen, C D ^a   Horger, Marius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fasciitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Musculoskeletal system; Synovitis; Systemic scleroderma

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR SYNOVIAL INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTHESITIS; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS THICKENING; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84871306916     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2584-1     Document Type: Article

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