Journal article
Quantitative, small bore, 1 Tesla, magnetic resonance imaging of the hands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if quantitative hand images obtained from an office-based MRI extremity scanner reliably distinguish patients with rheumatoid arthritis from controls.
METHODS: The hands of 39 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis were imaged using a small bore, 1.0 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imager. Non-contrast images of the metacarpophalangeal joints and wrist joints were evaluated using a method based on the validated rheumatoid …
Authors
Xie X; Webber CE; Adachi JD; O'Neill J; Inglis D; Bobba RS; Wu H
Journal
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 860–865
Publication Date
2008
ISSN
0392-856X