Arthritis of the finger joints: a comprehensive approach comparing conventional radiography, scintigraphy, ultrasound, and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

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Published in Arthritis Rheum on June 01, 1999

Authors

M Backhaus1, T Kamradt, D Sandrock, D Loreck, J Fritz, K J Wolf, H Raber, B Hamm, G R Burmester, M Bollow

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.

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