Magnetic resonance methods for measurement of disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis

John C. Waterton, Vasanthan Rajanayagam, Brian D. Ross, David Brown, Anthony Whittemore, Donna Johnstone

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Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging methods are described for measurement of disease activity in knee in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Measurements of cartilage thickness, joint effusion volume, and pannus volume have been made. The latter measurement relies on synthetic fractional enhancement images of the response to gadopentetate dimeglumine.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1033-1038
Number of pages6
JournalMagnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume11
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

Keywords

  • Cartilage
  • Effusion
  • Gadopentetate dimeglumine
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Quantitation
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Synovial pannus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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