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[Magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) of the hand in chronic polyarthritis]
T Krahe1, P Landwehr, T Stolzenburg
1Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Universität Würzburg.
Rofo : Fortschritte Auf Dem Gebiete Der Rontgenstrahlen Und Der Nuklearmedizin
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
Forty hands of 39 patients with rheumatic joint disease were examined by MRT. The method differentiates between inflammatory exudative and proliferative processes in soft tissues and bone. T2-weighted images provided criteria for judging the activity of the disease. MRT provided better demonstration of the soft tissues than just conventional radiography. The methods were of equal value for showing bone lesions. MRT is suitable as a means of diagnosing rheumatoid changes in the hand.