Magnetic resonance imaging - Key to understanding and monitoring disease progression in spondyloarthritis?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-4

  Østergaard, Mikkel ^a   Sørensen, Inge J ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BONE GROWTH; BONE MARROW EDEMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SYNDESMOPHYTE; PATHOLOGY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

HUMANS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

EID: 84920387684     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.141402     Document Type: Review

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