Predicting erosive disease in rheumatoid arthritis. A longitudinal study of changes in bone density using digital X-ray radiogrammetry: a pilot study

D. Stewart, Arthur

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh385

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Predicting erosive disease in rheumatoid arthritis. A longitudinal study of changes in bone density using digital X-ray radiogrammetry: a pilot study

Published in British journal of rheumatology • Jul 13, 2004

Authors:

Arthur D. Stewart

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Periarticular osteoporosis is one of the first radiological signs of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Osteoporosis is now quantified using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), although it was originally assessed by radiogrammetry. A new updated system of radiogrammetry has been developed: di...

Subject

Medicine

Bone mineral

Radiography

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