title: [Magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) of the hand in chronic polyarthritis].
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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krahe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Landwehr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stolzenburg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richthammer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schindler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lackner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Magnetische Resonanztomographie (MRT) der Hand bei chronischer Polyarthritis.