CT-guided intraarticular corticosteroid injection into the sacroiliac joints in patients with spondyloarthropathy: Indication and follow-up with contrast-enhanced MRI

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 512-521

  Bollow, Matthias ^a,b   Braun, Jürgen ^b   Taupitz, Matthias ^a,b   Häberle, Joachim ^b   Reißhauer, Bert Hendrik ^a   Paris, Stefan ^a   Mutze, Sven ^a   Seyrekbasan, Fikret ^b   Wolf, Karl Jürgen ^b   Hamm, Bernd ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography, techniques; Joints, sacroiliac; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spondyloarthropathies; Steroids

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, TECHNIQUE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; DYNAMIC MRI; FOLLOW UP; JOINT, SACROILIAC; SACROILIAC JOINTS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; STEROID; THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 8944236551     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199607000-00002     Document Type: Article

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