title: [Rheumatoid arthritis of the wrist. Dynamic Gd-DTPA enhanced MRT].
abstract: 21 patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the wrist diagnosed according to the criteria of the American Rheumatism Association were examined by dynamic MRT before and after the i.v. injection of Gd-DTPA (0.1 mmol/kg). The results were correlated with the clinical and radiological findings. The increased signal intensity of the pannus was 1.17 +/- 0.45%/sec and this differed significantly (p < 0.001) from bone marrow (0.16 +/- 0.11%/sec) and from muscle (0.25 +/- 0.16%/sec). Blood sedimentation rate correlated with the gradient of synovial proliferation (p < 0.05). There were no further statistically significant correlations between the clinical, radiological and MRT findings and the change in signal intensity from synovial proliferation as shown by dynamic MRT.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Universitätsklinik, Bonn.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nägele
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kunze
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brüning
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seelos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ströhmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wöll
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reiser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA