Diagnostic value of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance image in early ankylosing spondylitis
Background: Diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) shows the early changes in microscopical movement of water molecules, hence diagnosis of early sacroiliitis which is one of the diagnostic criteria of seronegative spondyloarthropathies. Objective: To determine the value of DW-MRI in detection of signal ch...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2014-12-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X14000606 |