title: Magnetic resonance methods for measurement of disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular, Inflammatory, and Musculoskeletal Research, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Waterton
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajanayagam
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whittemore
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johnstone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006833:Hydrarthrosis / Q000473:pathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged