Metacarpal Index Estimated by Digital X-ray Radiogrammetry as a Tool for Differentiating Rheumatoid Arthritis Related Periarticular Osteopenia

Metacarpal Index Estimated by Digital X-ray Radiogrammetry as a Tool for Differentiating Rheumatoid Arthritis Related Periarticular Osteopenia

To investigate Metacarpal Index (MCI) and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) estimated by Digital X-ray Radiogrammetry (DXR) with respect to its ability to quantify severity-dependent variations of bone mineralisation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis compared to Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (...

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Main Authors: Böttcher, Joachim, Pfeil, Alexander, Petrovitch, Alexander, Schmidt, Mirco, Kramer, Anika, Schäfer, Max Ludwig, Gajda, Mieczyslaw, Hein, Gert, Wolf, Gunter, Kaiser, Werner A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Master Publishing Group 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614609/

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