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Muscle deterioration due to rheumatoid arthritis: assessment by quantitative MRI and strength testing

OBJECTIVES: RA patients often present with low muscle mass and decreased strength. Quantitative MRI offers a non-invasive measurement of muscle status. This study assessed whether MRI-based measurements of T2, fat fraction, diffusion tensor imaging and muscle volume can detect differences between th...

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Autores principales: Farrow, Matthew, Biglands, John, Tanner, Steven, Hensor, Elizabeth M A, Buch, Maya H, Emery, Paul, Tan, Ai Lyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7937015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32910153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa364